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Monstrodesmus grimaldii

Myriapoda - Polydesmida - Trichopolydesmidae

Taxonomy
Monstrodesmus grimaldii was named by Su et al. (2022). Its type specimen is NIGP175093, an exoskeleton, and it is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Monstrodesmus grimaldii Su et al. p. 607 figs. 1-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
DignathaTiegs 1947
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
RankNameAuthor
subclassChilognatha()
infraclassHelminthomorpha(Pocock 1887)
EugnathaAttems 1898
superorderMerochaetaCook 1895
orderPolydesmidaPocock 1887
suborderPolydesmideaPocock 1887
superfamilyTrichopolydesmoideaVerhoeff 1910
familyTrichopolydesmidaeVerhoeff 1910
genusMonstrodesmusGolovatch et al. 2014
speciesgrimaldii

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.

Monstrodesmus grimaldii Su et al. 2022
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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: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Monstrodesmus grimaldii (type locality: 161726)