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Polydesmidae

Myriapoda - Polydesmida - Polydesmidae

Taxonomy
Polydesmidae was named by Leach (1815). It is extant. Its type is Polydesmus.

It was assigned to Polydesmida by Hoffman (1969).

Subtaxa
Polydesmus (type genus), Propolydesmus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Polydesmidae Leach
1969Polydesmidae Hoffman p. 595

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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)
—EugnathaAttems 1898
superorderMerochaetaCook 1895
orderPolydesmidaPocock 1887
familyPolydesmidaeLeach 1815
familyPolydesmidaeLeach 1815

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.

Fm. Polydesmidae Leach 1815
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G. Polydesmus Latreille 1802
G. Propolydesmus Verhoeff 1895
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†Propolydesmus cretaceus Su et al. 2023
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Propolydesmus cretaceus (161726)