IRMNG - Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 1893

IRMNG taxon details

Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 1893

IRMNG_ID

111246 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111246)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Geophilomorpha

Direct children (27)

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Genus Arrup Chamberlin, 1912
Genus Dicellophilus Cook, 1896
Genus Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Genus Megalacrus Attems, 1953
Genus Taiwanella Takakuwa, 1936 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, no type species designated)
Genus Brachyptyx Chamberlin, 1920 accepted as Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Genus Brahmaputrus Verhoeff, 1942 accepted as Tygarrup Chamberlin, 1914
Genus Dasyptyx Chamberlin, 1920 accepted as Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Genus Ectoptyx Chamberlin, 1920 accepted as Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Genus Formosocephalus Verhoeff, 1937 accepted as Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Genus Fusichila Chamberlin, 1953 accepted as Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Genus Lamnonyx Cook, 1896 accepted as Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Genus Tygarrupa Verhoeff, 1939 accepted as Tygarrup Chamberlin, 1914 (unjustified emendation)
Genus Tygarrupius Verhoeff, 1939 accepted as Tygarrup Chamberlin, 1914 (unjustified emendation)
Genus Agnostrup Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Anarrup Chamberlin, 1920 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Krateraspis Lignau, 1929 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Megethmus Cook, 1896 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Nannarrup Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Nodocephalus Attems, 1928 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Partygarrupius Verhoeff, 1939 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Pauroptyx Chamberlin, 1920 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Prolamnonyx Silvestri, 1919 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Proterotaiwanella Bonato, Foddai & Minelli, 2002 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Sundarrup Attems, 1930 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Takashimaia Miyosi, 1955 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Tygarrup Chamberlin, 1914 (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 1893. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111246 on 2024-11-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2019-09-08 04:29:34Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

additional source Minelli, A. (2011). Class Chilopoda, Class Symphyla and Class Pauropoda. Pp. 157-158 in Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148. [details]

current name source Bonato, L.; Chagas Junior, A.; Edgecombe, G. D.; Lewis, J. G. E.; Minelli, A.; Pereira, L. A.; Shelley, R. M.; Stoev, P.; Zapparoli, M. (2016). ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). , available online at http://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it [details]

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

habitat flag source Barber, A. D. (2009). Littoral myriapods: a review. <em>Soil Organisms.</em> 81(3): 735-760. [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info Centipedes; terrestrial (characteristics of class) (Parker). Includes littoral species, refer Barber, 2010 [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

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