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Scolopendrellidae
| Description | Scolopendrellidae is a family of symphylans in the class Symphyla. There are about 7 genera and at least 30 described species in Scolopendrellidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendrellidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Symphyla : Scolopendrellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Symphyla : Scolopendrellida : Scolopendrellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Scolopendrellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (75%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. L. Hoffman. 1969. Myriapoda, exclusive of Insecta. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part 4, Arthropoda 4 2:572-606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Slankdvärgfotingar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendrellidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Geophilella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoscutigerella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Remysymphyla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scolopendrella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Scolopendrellina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scolopendrellopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Symphylella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Symphylellopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scolopendrellopis sensiferis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1845 | Scolopendrellidae Newport |
| 1969 | Scolopendrellidae Hoffman p. 597 |
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!
