Maatidesmus

M. paachtun

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polydesmida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Myriapoda Classis: Diplopoda Subclassis: Chilognatha Infraclassis: Helminthomorpha Superordo: Merocheta Ordo: Polydesmida

Familia: Chelodesmidae
Genus: †Maatidesmus

Species: †M. paachtun

Name

• Maatidesmus Riquelme & Hernández, 2014

Etymology

• Mayan maat = "amber" and "-idesmus", Chelodesmidae suffix

Type species

†M. paachtun
Riquelme & Hernández, 2014

References

• Riquelme, F; Hernández-Patricio, M; Martínez-Dávalos, A; Rodríguez-Villafuerte, M,; Montejo-Cruz, M; Alvarado-Ortega, J.; Ruvalcaba-Sil, J. L.; Zúñiga-Mijangos, L 2014. Two Flat-Backed Polydesmidan Millipedes from the Miocene Chiapas-Amber Lagerstätte, Mexico. PLoS ONE, 9(8 e05877). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0105877. PMC 4146559. PMID 25162220.