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Siphonotidae
| Description | Siphonotidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyzoniida. There are about 15 genera and at least 40 described species in Siphonotidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonotidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Diplopoda : Polyzoniida : Siphonotidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Myriapoda : Polyzoniida : Siphonotidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Siphonotidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Cook, O. F.; Collins, G. N. (1895). The Craspedosomatidae of North America. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 9: 1-100. New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Santiago-Blay and G. O. Poinar. 1992. Millipeds from Dominican amber, with the description of two new species (Diplopoda: Siphonophoridae) of Siphonophora. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 85:363-369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonotidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bdellotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Boninozonium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Burenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cylichnogaster genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dawydoffia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Megaclia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metriozonium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pampiconus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraburenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paroconus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhinotus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhynchomecogaster genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Siphonethus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Siphonoconus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Siphonotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Upsima genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1895 | Siphonotidae Cook |
| 1992 | Siphonotidae Santiago-Blay and Poinar p. 366 |
| 2018 | Siphonotidae Wesener and Moritz p. 1134 |
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!
