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Polyxenus lophurus

Myriapoda - Polyxenida - Polyxenidae

Taxonomy
Polyxenus lophurus was named by Menge (1854). It is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Danziger Naturkundemuseum Menge collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Polyxenus lophurus Menge p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
RankNameAuthor
DignathaTiegs 1947
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassPenicillataLatreille 1825
orderPolyxenidaLucas 1840
superfamilyPolyxenoideaLucas 1840
familyPolyxenidaeLucas 1840
genusPolyxenus()
specieslophurus

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.

Polyxenus lophurus Menge 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available