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Eileticus aequalis

Myriapoda

Taxonomy
Eileticus aequalis was named by Scudder (1890). Its type specimen is USNM PAL37996, an exoskeleton, and it is an impression. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, USNM Lacoe Collection, which is in a Westphalian D interdistributary bay mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Eileticus aequalis Scudder p. 421 figs. Pl 38, figs 6-9
1919Eileticus aequalis Pruvost p. 91 figs. Pl 25, fig 12; text-fig 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
genusEileticus
speciesaequalis

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.

Eileticus aequalis Scudder 1890
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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: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Westphalian D or 318.10000 to 306.95000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.1 - 314.6France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Eileticus aequalis (155430)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Illinois) Eileticus aequalis (type locality: 21981)