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Arthropleura fayoli

Myriapoda - Arthropleurida - Arthropleuridae

Taxonomy
Arthropleura fayoli was named by Boule (1893). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Commentry (MNHN Brongniart coll), which is in a Gzhelian lacustrine deltaic shale in the Commentry Shales Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Arthropleura fayoli Boule p. 622 figs. Pl 54; text-figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classMyriapoda()
RankNameAuthor
—DignathaTiegs 1947
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassArthropleurideaWaterlot 1934
orderArthropleuridaWaterlot 1934
familyArthropleuridaeScudder 1885
genusArthropleura
speciesfayoli

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.

†Arthropleura fayoli Boule 1893
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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: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9France Arthropleura fayoli (type locality: 103635)