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Scutigeromorpha

Myriapoda - Scutigeromorpha

Taxonomy
Scutigeromorpha is an order. It is extant.

It was corrected as Scutigerida by Hoffman (1969).

It was assigned to Anamorpha by Hoffman (1969); and to Notostigmophora by Edgecombe and Giribet (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Scutigerida Hoffman p. 602
2007Scutigeromorpha Edgecombe and Giribet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
—Notostigmophora
orderScutigeromorpha
orderScutigeromorpha

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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Fm. †Crussolidae Shear et al. 1998
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G. †Crussolum Shear et al. 1998
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†Crussolum crusserratum Shear et al. 1998
G. †Latzelia Scudder 1890
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†Latzelia primordialis Scudder 1890
Fm. Scutigeridae Gervais 1837
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G. †Fulmenocursor Wilson 2001
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†Fulmenocursor tenax Wilson 2001
G. Scutigera Lamarck 1801
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†Scutigera illigeri Koch and Berendt 1854
†Scutigera leachi Koch and Berendt 1854
Invalid names: Cermatia Illiger 1807 [synonym]
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: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Priabonian or 422.70000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 419.62 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom (England) Chilopoda indet. (11128)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom (Scotland) Crussolum sp. (10721 153492)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Crussolum crusserratum (28246)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Latzelia primordialis (21981)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Fulmenocursor tenax (122557)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Scutigeromorpha indet. (184692 196547)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Cermatia leachii, Cermatia illigeri (109625)