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Peripatidae

Euonychophora - Peripatidae

Taxonomy
Peripatidae was named by Evans (1901). It is extant.

It was assigned to Euonychophora by Engel and Grimaldi (2002).

Subtaxa
Cretoperipatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Peripatidae Evans
2002Peripatidae Engel and Grimaldi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumOnychophoraGrube 1853
orderEuonychophoraHutchinson 1930
familyPeripatidaeEvans 1901
familyPeripatidaeEvans 1901

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. Peripatidae Evans 1901
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G. †Cretoperipatus Engel and Grimaldi 2002
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†Cretoperipatus burmiticus Engel and Grimaldi 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Cretoperipatus burmiticus (111688 178121 182148)