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Scutigeridae

Myriapoda - Scutigeromorpha - Scutigeridae

Taxonomy
Scutigeridae was named by Gervais (1837). It is extant. Its type is Scutigera.

It was assigned to Scutigerida by Hoffman (1969); and to Scutigeromorpha by Wilson (2001) and Edgecombe and Giribet (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Scutigeridae Gervais
1969Scutigeridae Hoffman p. 602
2001Scutigeridae Wilson p. 493
2007Scutigeridae Edgecombe and Giribet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
classMyriapoda()
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
Notostigmophora
orderScutigeromorpha
familyScutigeridaeGervais 1837
familyScutigeridaeGervais 1837

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. 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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Priabonian or 122.46000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (CearĂ¡) Fulmenocursor tenax (122557)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Cermatia leachii, Cermatia illigeri (109625)