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Eileticus anthracinus

Myriapoda

Taxonomy
Eileticus anthracinus was named by Scudder (1882). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (Worthen collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois. It is the type species of Eileticus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Eileticus anthracinus Scudder p. 179 figs. Pl 13, figs 5,6
1890Eileticus anthracinus Scudder p. 420 figs. Pl 38, fig 5

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

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 anthracinus Scudder 1882
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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: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Eileticus anthracinus (21981 type locality: 155944)