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Woodesmus

Myriapoda - Woodesmidae

Taxonomy
Woodesmus was named by Ross et al. (2018). Its type is Woodesmus sheari. It is the type genus of Woodesmidae.

It was assigned to Woodesmidae by Ross et al. (2018).

Species
W. sheari (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Woodesmus Ross et al. p. 102

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

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. †Woodesmus Ross et al. 2018
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†Woodesmus sheari Ross et al. 2018
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: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) W. sheari (183472 195790)