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Cretojapyx huangi

Diplura - Japygidae

Taxonomy
Cretojapyx huangi was named by Wang et al. (2023). Its type specimen is NIGP203387, an exoskeleton, and it is an inclusion in amber. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar. It is the type species of Cretojapyx.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Cretojapyx huangi Wang et al. p. 66 figs. 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
orderDiplura
superfamilyJapygoideaHaliday 1864
familyJapygidaeHaliday 1864
genusCretojapyx
specieshuangi

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Cretojapyx huangi Wang et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
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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: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Cretojapyx huangi (type locality: 161726)