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Sphaeriodesmidae

Myriapoda - Polydesmida - Sphaeriodesmidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeriodesmidae was named by Humbert and de Saussure (1869). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polydesmida by Baalbergen and Donovan (2013).

Subtaxa
Cyclodesmus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert and de Saussure
2013Sphaeriodesmidae Baalbergen and Donovan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classMyriapoda()
—DignathaTiegs 1947
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassChilognatha()
infraclassHelminthomorpha(Pocock 1887)
—EugnathaAttems 1898
superorderMerochaetaCook 1895
orderPolydesmidaPocock 1887
familySphaeriodesmidaeHumbert and de Saussure 1869
familySphaeriodesmidaeHumbert and de Saussure 1869

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. Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert and de Saussure 1869
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G. Cyclodesmus Humbert and de Saussure 1869
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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Cyclodesmus porcellanus (224573)