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Zosterogrammidae ✝
| Description | Zosterogrammidae is an extinct family of millipedes containing three genera, each with a single species. Fossils are known from the Czech Republic, Scotland, and the USA. Zosterogrammidae constitutes the sole family of the order Zosterogrammida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosterogrammidae, 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 : Zosterogrammida : Zosterogrammidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Myriapoda : Zosterogrammida : Zosterogrammidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Zosterogrammidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Wilson, H. M. (2005). Zosterogrammida, a new order of millipedes from the Middle Silurian of Scotland and the Upper Carboniferous of Euramerica. Palaeontology. 48(5): 1101-1110. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 311 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. M. Wilson. 2005. Zosterogrammida, a new order of millipedes from the middle Silurian of Scotland and the upper Carboniferous of Euramerica. Palaeontology 48:1101-1110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosterogrammidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Casiogrammus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Purkynia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Zosterogrammus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2005 | Zosterogrammidae Wilson p. 1102 |
| 2008 | Zosterogrammidae Štamberg and Zajíc p. 86 |
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!
