Lepisma Linnaeus 1758 (silverfish)

Insecta - Zygentoma - Lepismatidae

Synonym: Forbicina Geoffroy 1762 [objective synonym]

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Lepismatidae according to Y. Bai et al. 2020

See also Fabricius 1775, Fabricius 1798, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1994, Koch and Berendt 1854, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802, Latreille 1804, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767, Müller 1764, Müller 1776, Schaeffer 1766, Scopoli 1763, Scudder 1890 and Silvestri 1912

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Lepisma aurea Lepisma piliferum Lepisma saccharina

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (Civet collection) (Miocene of France)

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