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Porocephalida
| Description | Porocephalida is an order of tongue worms containing two superfamilies, with four families in them. Some species in this order, such as Armillifer grandis, have been found in vipers, with some found in vipers from bushmeat markets. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porocephalida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Porocephalida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Porocephalida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Martin and G. E. Davis. 2001. An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series (39):1-124 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ポロケファルス | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porocephalida |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Armilliferidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diesingidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diesingiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Linguatulidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Porocephalidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sambonidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sebekidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Subtriquetridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1935 | Porocephalida Heymons |
| 2001 | Porocephalida Martin and Davis p. 60 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
