The centipedes: elongated, segmented arthropods with exactly one pair of legs per body segment and a pair of venom claws (forcipules) modified from the first pair of legs, used to subdue prey. Chilopoda are fast-moving predators, unlike the plant-detritus-eating millipedes they are often confused with.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Member Count Band Era First Appeared Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Sources
1. Wikidata: Chilopoda
2. Catalogue of Life
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Chilopoda
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 3145
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Chilopoda
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Chilopoda" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 422.7 ... "early_interval": "Pridoli"
Centipede (Wikipedia)
In Group: Arthropod Classes, LeadQuote, In Group: Arthropod Classes, Lead
Centipedes (from Neo-Latin centi- 'hundred' and Latin pes, pedis 'foot') are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals.
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