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Acantherpestes major

Myriapoda - Euphoberiida - Euphoberiidae

Taxonomy
Euphoberia major was named by Meek and Worthen (1868). It is an impression. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (University of Illinois collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

It was recombined as Acantherpestes major by Scudder (1882), Scudder (1890).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Euphoberia major Meek and Worthen p. 26
1882Acantherpestes major Scudder p. 150 figs. Pl 10; pl 11, figs 1-4, 6-8, 10, 11
1890Acantherpestes major Scudder p. 424

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
—DignathaTiegs 1947
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassChilognatha()
infraclassHelminthomorpha(Pocock 1887)
superorderArchipolypoda()
orderEuphoberiida
familyEuphoberiidae()
genusAcantherpestes
speciesmajor()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Acantherpestes major Meek and Worthen 1868
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Acantherpestes major (21981 122521 122527 122528 154202) Euphoberia major (type locality: 152106)