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Maoriella edentata

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Species of centipede

Maoriella edentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Maoriella
Species: M. edentata
Binomial name
Maoriella edentata
(Attems, 1947)
Synonyms
  • Novaralius edentata Attems, 1947

Maoriella edentata is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It was first described in 1947 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.

Description

The original description of this species is based on a specimen with 61 pairs of legs.

Distribution

The species occurs in Polynesia. The type locality is Tahiti.

References

  1. ^ Attems, C (1947). "Neue Geophilomorpha des Wiener Museums". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums, Wien. 55: 50–149 .
  2. ^ 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). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Maoriella edentata
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