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Oniscomorpha
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| Rank | superorder (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Myriapoda : Oniscomorpha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (27%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. A. Shear and G. D. Edgecombe. 2010. The geological record and phylogeny of the Myriapoda. Arthropod Structure & Development 39:174-190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amynilyspedida β order | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 305 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Glomerida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Sphaerotheriida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1887 | Oniscomorpha Pocock |
| 2010 | Oniscomorpha Shear and Edgecombe p. 181 |
References
| Shear W. A., Edgecombe G. D. (2010) The geological record and phylogeny of the Myriapoda, Arthropod Structure & Development 39, 174-190 |
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!
