Scolopendrellidae

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Scolopendrellidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent
Garden Centipede-Symphyla sp. (8578774949).jpg
A scolopendrellid from Great Britain
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Symphyla
Family: Scolopendrellidae
Newport 1845
Genera

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Scolopendrellidae is a family of symphylans in the class Symphyla. There are about 7 genera and at least 30 described species in Scolopendrellidae.[1][2][3][4] A species of the extant genus Symphylella is known from the mid Cretaceous (Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber of Myanmar.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Scolopendrellidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  2. ^ "Scolopendrellidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. ^ "Browse Scolopendrellidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  4. ^ Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Retrieved 2018-02-23.

Further reading[]

  • Foddai, Donatella; Dallai, Romano (1995). Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda, Symphyla. Calderini.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Hansen, H.J. (1903). The genera and species of the order Symphyla. Company of Biologists Limited at the Clarendon Press.


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