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Platyrhacoidea

Myriapoda - Polydesmida

Taxonomy
Platyrhacoidea was named by Pocock (1895). It is extant.

It was assigned to Leptodesmidea by Riquelme et al. (2014), Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio (2018).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Platyrhacoidea Pocock
2014Platyrhacoidea Riquelme et al. p. 8
2018Platyrhacoidea Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio p. 642

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classMyriapoda()
DignathaTiegs 1947
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassChilognatha()
infraclassHelminthomorpha(Pocock 1887)
EugnathaAttems 1898
superorderMerochaetaCook 1895
orderPolydesmidaPocock 1887
suborderLeptodesmideaBrolemann 1916
superfamilyPlatyrhacoideaPocock 1895
superfamilyPlatyrhacoideaPocock 1895

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.

Superfm. Platyrhacoidea Pocock 1895
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Fm. Platyrhacidae Pocock 1895
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G. †Anbarrhacus Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio 2014
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Anbarrhacus adamantis Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio 2014
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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Anbarrhacus adamantis (217222) Platyrhacidae indet. (217220)