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Symphyla

Class

Symphyla is a class of small, soil dwelling arthropods in the subphylum Myriapoda, whose members are called symphylans, garden centipedes, or pseudocentipedes. They resemble centipedes but are far smaller and non venomous, and it remains unsettled whether they form a true clade with centipedes. More than two hundred species are known worldwide.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Member Count Band
100 to 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Cretaceous 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ244147, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Symphyla
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Arthropod Classes, Lead
    Symphylans, also known as garden centipedes or pseudocentipedes, are soil-dwelling arthropods of the class Symphyla in the subphylum Myriapoda.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Symphyla
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 231
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Symphyla
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Symphyla" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 100.5 ... "early_interval": "Cenomanian"
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Wikidata: Symphyla
Wikidata Q244147, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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