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Eugnatha

Myriapoda

Taxonomy
Eugnatha was named by Attems (1898). It is extant.

It was assigned to Helminthomorpha by Shear and Edgecombe (2010) and Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Eugnatha Attems
2010Eugnatha Shear and Edgecombe p. 181
2018Eugnatha Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio p. 638

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
classMyriapoda()
—DignathaTiegs 1947
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassChilognatha()
infraclassHelminthomorpha(Pocock 1887)
—EugnathaAttems 1898
—EugnathaAttems 1898

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. Eugnatha Attems 1898
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Superor. Juliformia Attems 1926
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Or. Julida Leach 1814
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Superfm. Juloidea Leach 1814
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Fm. Julidae Leach 1814
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G. †Bertkaupolypus Verhoeff 1926
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Invalid names: Pseudoiulus Verhoeff 1897 [replaced]
G. Julus Linnaeus 1758
Fm. Parajulidae Bollman 1893
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G. Parajulus Humbert and Saussure 1869
Invalid names: Iulus telluster Scudder 1878 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Nemasomatidae Bollman 1893
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G. Blaniulus Gervais 1836
Fm. †Proglomeridae Fritsch 1899
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G. †Archiscudderia Fritsch 1899
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†Archiscudderia coronata Fritsch 1899
†Archiscudderia paupera Fritsch 1899
†Archiscudderia regularis Fritsch 1899
†Archiscudderia tapeta Fritsch 1899
Or. Spirobolida Cook 1895
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Fm. †Anthracojulidae Hoffman 1969
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G. †Anthracojulus Fritsch 1899
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†Anthracojulus pictus Frič 1875
G. †Gobiulus Dzik 1975
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†Gobiulus sabulosus Dzik 1975
Fm. Rhinocricidae Brölemann 1913
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G. Rhinocricus Karsch 1881
Fm. Spirobolidae Bollman 1893
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G. Hiltonius Chamberlin 1918
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†Hiltonius australis Grinnell 1908
G. Spirobolus Brandt 1833
Invalid names: Atopetholidae Chamberlin 1918 [empty]
Or. Spirostreptida Cook 1895
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Subor. Cambalidea Bollman 1893
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Fm. Cambalidae Bollman 1893
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G. †Protosilvestria Handschin 1944
Fm. Pseudonannolenidae Silvestri 1895
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G. Epinannolene Broleman 1903
Superfm. †Xyloiuloidea Cook 1895
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Fm. †Gaspestriidae Wilson 2006
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G. †Gaspestria Wilson 2006
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†Gaspestria genselorum Wilson 2006
G. †Sigmastria Wilson 2006
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†Sigmastria dilata Wilson 2006
G. †Karstiulus Hannibal and May 2020
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†Karstiulus fortsillensis Hannibal and May 2020
Fm. †Nyraniidae Hoffman 1969
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G. †Nyranius Hoffman 1963
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†Nyranius costulatus Frič 1875
†Nyranius tabulatus Fritsch 1899
Fm. †Plagiascetidae Hoffman 1969
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G. †Plagiascetus Hoffman 1963
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†Plagiascetus lateralis Hoffman 1963
Fm. †Xyloiulidae Cook 1895
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G. †Blanziulus Langiaux and Sotty 1976
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†Blanziulus parriati Langiaux and Sotty 1976
G. †Xyloiulus Cook 1895
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†Xyloiulus bairdi Hoffman 1963
†Xyloiulus frustulentus Scudder 1890
†Xyloiulus mazonus Scudder 1890
†Xyloiulus pstrossi Fritsch 1899
†Xyloiulus sellatus Fritsch 1899
†Xyloiulus sigillariae Dawson 1860
Invalid names: Xylobius Dawson 1860 [replaced]
Invalid names: Projulidae Fritsch 1899 [synonym]
Superor. Merochaeta Cook 1895
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Or. Polydesmida Pocock 1887
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Subor. Leptodesmidea Brolemann 1916
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Superfm. Chelodesmoidea Cook 1895
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Fm. Chelodesmidae Cook 1895
Superfm. Platyrhacoidea Pocock 1895
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Fm. Platyrhacidae Pocock 1895
Superfm. Xystodesmoidea Cook 1895
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Invalid names: Xystodesmidae Cook 1895 [empty]
Fm. Polydesmidae Leach 1815
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G. Polydesmus Latreille 1802
G. Propolydesmus Verhoeff 1895
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†Propolydesmus cretaceus Su et al. 2023
Subor. Polydesmidea Pocock 1887
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G. Dasyodontus Loomis 1936
G. Inodesmus Cook 1896
Superfm. Pyrgodesmoidea Silvestri 1896
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Fm. Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri 1896
Superfm. Trichopolydesmoidea Verhoeff 1910
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Fm. Trichopolydesmidae Verhoeff 1910
Fm. Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert and de Saussure 1869
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G. Cyclodesmus Humbert and de Saussure 1869
Invalid names: Chelodesmidea Cook 1895 [empty], Chytodesmidae Cook 1896 [empty]
Superor. Nematophora Verhoeff 1913
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Or. Callipodida Pocock 1894
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Subor. †Burmanopetalidea Stoev et al. 2019
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Fm. †Burmanopetalidae Stoev et al. 2019
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G. †Burmanopetalum Stoev et al. 2019
G. †Hannibaliulus Shear et al. 2009
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†Hannibaliulus wilsonae Shear et al. 2009
Invalid names: Dorypetalidae Verh 1909 [empty], Lysiopetaloidea Verh 1900 [synonym]
Or. Stemmiulida Cook 1895
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Fm. Stemmiulidae Pocock 1894
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G. †Parastemmiulus Riquelme et al. 2014
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†Parastemmiulus elektron Riquelme et al. 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: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 419.20000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 410.8 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Sigmastria dilata (155933)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Canada (New Brunswick) Gaspestria genselorum (155932)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Canada (Quebec) Gaspestria genselorum (155931)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Juliformia indet. 4 (183472)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (England) Xylobius platti (34905) Xyloiulus sp. (124367)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Xylobius sigillariae (155665) Xylobius sigillariae, Xylobius similis, Xylobius fractus (28069)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium Xylobius renieri (155630)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czech Republic (Pilsen) Xylobius pstrossi, Julus costulatus, Xylobius sellatus, Xylobius tabulatus, Archiscudderia paupera, Archiscudderia tapeta, Archiscudderia coronata, Archiscudderia regularis, Archiscudderia problematica (128574)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.5Canada (Nova Scotia) Xylobius sp. (80111)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) Plagiascetus lateralis, Xylobius sp. (85292)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Xylobius frustulentus (122521 122527) Xylobius mazonus, Xylobius frustulentus (21981)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic Anthracojulus pictus (155305)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0France Blanziulus parriati (122490 161212)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Rakovník) Julus pictus (154179)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (New Mexico) Spirobolida indet. (124386)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Xylobius sp. (11149)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) Karstiulus fortsillensis (67862)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Xylobius sp. (195185)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) Hannibaliulus wilsonae (161211)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Monstrodesmus grimaldii, Propolydesmus cretaceus (161726) Polydesmida indet. (144466 196547) Stemmiulida indet., Cambalidea indet., Cambalidae indet., Polydesmida indet., Callipodida indet. (184444) Stemmiulida indet., Cambalidea indet., Polydesmida indet. (184692)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Diplopoda indet. (13776 28243 37022)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Iulus telluster (121306)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Julus laevigatus (109625) Julus politus, Julus badius, Julus rubens (120811)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Parajulus cockerelli (123119)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Julus antiquus (127628)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Protosilvestria sculpta (160861 160862)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Australia (Queensland) Julida indet. (106497)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Anbarrhacus adamantis (217222) Maatidesmus paachtun (217221) Myrmecodesmus sp. (217216) Parastemmiulus elektron (157206) Polydesmida indet. (198592 198593 217215) Spirobolida indet., Juliformia indet., Stemmiulidae indet., Polydesmida indet., Xystodesmidae indet. (172774) Stemmiulidae indet., Polydesmida indet., Platyrhacidae indet., Xystodesmidae indet. (217220)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Docodesmus brodzinskyi (122473) Docodesmus sp., Lophodesmus sp., Inodesmus sp. (159268) Stemmiulidae indet., Chelodesmidae indet., Docodesmus sp., Epinannolene sp., Iomus sp., Psochodesmus sp., Dasyodontus sp., Inodesmus sp. (122472)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Wurttemberg) Julidae indet., Julus antiquus (113752)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Arizona) Parajulus onychis (152091)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) Julus sp. (35459)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Spirobolus australis (150336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Rhinocricus spp., Chondrotropis sp., Cyclodesmus porcellanus, Caraibodesmus verrucosus (224573)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Julus occidentalis (74235)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Julus cavicola (155393)