| Paralamyctes cammooensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Henicopidae |
| Genus: | Paralamyctes |
| Species: | P. cammooensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralamyctes cammooensis Edgecombe, 2004 | |
Paralamyctes cammooensis is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 2004 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe.
Distribution
The species occurs in coastal eastern Australia in Queensland and New South Wales. The type locality is Cammoo Caves, Mount Etna Caves National Park, near Rockhampton in Central Queensland.
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.
References
- ^ Edgecombe, GD (2004). "The henicopid centipede Haasiella (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha): new species from Australia, with a morphology-based phylogeny of Henicopidae". Journal of Natural History. 38: 37–76 .
- ^ 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 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Species Paralamyctes (Haasiella) camooensis Edgecombe, 2003". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Paralamyctes cammooensis | |
 | This myriapoda-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |