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Geophilus brevicaudatus

Myriapoda - Geophilomorpha - Geophilidae

Taxonomy
Geophilus brevicaudatus was named by Menge (1854). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Danziger Naturkundemuseum Menge collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Geophilus brevicaudatus Menge p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classMyriapoda()
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
RankNameAuthor
—Pleurostigmophora
—Phylactrometria
—EpimorphaHaase 1880
orderGeophilomorpha
—Adesmata
familyGeophilidaeLeach 1815
genusGeophilusLeach 1814
speciesbrevicaudatus

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.

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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: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Geophilus brevicaudatus (type locality: 120811)