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Geophilus

Myriapoda - Geophilomorpha - Geophilidae

Taxonomy
Geophilus was named by Leach (1814). It is extant. It is the type genus of Geophilidae.

It was assigned to Myriapoda by Germar (1842); and to Geophilidae by Hoffman (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Geophilus Leach
1842Geophilus Germar
1969Geophilus Hoffman p. 604

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classMyriapoda()
RankNameAuthor
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
Pleurostigmophora
Phylactrometria
EpimorphaHaase 1880
orderGeophilomorpha
Adesmata
familyGeophilidaeLeach 1815
genusGeophilusLeach 1814

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.

G. Geophilus Leach 1814
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Geophilus crassicornis Menge 1854
Geophilus filiformis Menge 1854
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: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland G. brevicaudatus, G. filiformis, G. crassicornis (120811)