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Epimorpha

Myriapoda

Taxonomy
Epimorpha was named by Haase (1880). It is extant.

It was reranked as the subclass Epimorpha by Hoffman (1969).

It was assigned to Chilopoda by Hoffman (1969); and to Phylactrometria by Edgecombe and Giribet (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Epimorpha Haase
1969Epimorpha Hoffman p. 603
2007Epimorpha Edgecombe and Giribet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classMyriapoda()
classChilopoda(Latreille 1817)
—Pleurostigmophora
—Phylactrometria
—EpimorphaHaase 1880
—EpimorphaHaase 1880

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.

Unr. Epimorpha Haase 1880
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G. †Buziniphilus Edgecombe et al. 2009
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†Buziniphilus antiquus Edgecombe et al. 2009
Fm. Geophilidae Leach 1815
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G. †Eogeophilus Schweigert and Dietl 1997
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†Eogeophilus jurassicus Schweigert and Dietl 1997
G. Geophilus Leach 1814
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†Geophilus crassicornis Menge 1854
†Geophilus filiformis Menge 1854
G. †Kachinophilus Bonato et al. 2014
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†Kachinophilus pereirai Bonato et al. 2014
G. Polycricus Saussure and Humbert 1872
G. †Calciphilus Chamberlin 1949
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†Calciphilus abboti Chamberlin 1949
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Fm. Cryptopidae Kohlrausch 1881
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G. Cryptops Leach 1815
G. †Mazoscolopendra Mundel 1979
G. †Permocrassacus Khramov et al. 2018
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†Permocrassacus novokshonovi Khramov et al. 2018
G. †Permocryptops Khramov et al. 2018
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†Permocryptops shelleyi Khramov et al. 2018
Fm. Plutoniumidae Bollman 1893
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G. Theatops Newport 1844
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†Theatops groehni Edgecombe et al. 2023
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G. †Cratoraricrus Wilson 2003
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†Cratoraricrus oberlii Wilson 2003
G. †Procrytops Piton 1940
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†Procrytops brohlmanni Piton 1940
G. Scolopendra Linnaeus 1758
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†Scolopendra proavita Menge 1854
Fm. Scolopocryptopidae Pocock 1896
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Subfm. Scolopocryptopinae Pocock 1896
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G. Scolopocryptops Newport 1845
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†Scolopocryptops simojovelensis Edgecombe et al. 2012
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Pliocene or 309.80000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 307.4 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Mazoscolopendra richardsoni (112638)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation Permocrassacus novokshonovi (102504)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Russian Federation (Vologda) Permocryptops shelleyi (104754)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eogeophilus jurassicus (105835)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceara) Scolopendromorpha indet. (34899)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Cratoraricrus oberlii (122557)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Buziniphilus antiquus (123118)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Geophilomorpha indet., Scolopendromorpha indet. (144466 184692 196547) Kachinophilus pereirai (111688)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Theatops groehni (110735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Geophilus brevicaudatus, Geophilus filiformis, Geophilus crassicornis, Scolopendra proavita (120811)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Cryptops sp. (198592 198594) Geophilomorpha indet. (163578) Polycricus sp. (172774 198595) Scolopocryptops simojovelensis (124928)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Scolopendra morsitans (22356)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Arizona) Calciphilus abboti (152091)