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Docodesmus

Myriapoda - Polydesmida - Pyrgodesmidae

Taxonomy
Docodesmus was named by Cook (1896). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chytodesmidae by Shear (1981); and to Pyrgodesmidae by Santiago-Blay and Poinar (1992).

Species
D. brodzinskyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Docodesmus Cook
1981Docodesmus Shear p. 52
1992Docodesmus Santiago-Blay and Poinar p. 367

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
—DignathaTiegs 1947
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
RankNameAuthor
subclassChilognatha()
infraclassHelminthomorpha(Pocock 1887)
—EugnathaAttems 1898
superorderMerochaetaCook 1895
orderPolydesmidaPocock 1887
suborderPolydesmideaPocock 1887
superfamilyPyrgodesmoideaSilvestri 1896
familyPyrgodesmidaeSilvestri 1896
genusDocodesmusCook 1896

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.

G. Docodesmus Cook 1896
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†Docodesmus brodzinskyi Shear 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic D. brodzinskyi (122473) D. sp. (122472 159268)