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Polyxenus miocenica Srivasta, Shukla, Kumar, Kumar & Prakash, 2006 †
944382 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:944382)
accepted
Species
fossil only
Srivastava, G. P.; Shukla, M.; Kumar, P.; Kumar, M.; Prakash, A. (2006). Record of pillbug (Armadillidium) and millipede (Polyxenus) remains from the resin lumps of Warkalli formation (Upper Tertiary), Kerala coast. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 67(6): 715-719
page(s): 717 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 717 [details] Available for editors
Taxonomic remark The authors Srivastava et al. 2016 confused genus Polydesmus and Polyxenus. In the publication with first description they...
Taxonomic remark The authors Srivastava et al. 2016 confused genus Polydesmus and Polyxenus. In the publication with first description they even refer to genus Polydesmus in their discussion but then name the new fossil species as Polyxenus miocenica. This is a mistake and the specimen doesn't belong to Penicillata/Polyxenida/Polyxenus. [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Polyxenus miocenica Srivasta, Shukla, Kumar, Kumar & Prakash, 2006 †. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php/1zqjqf'%22()%7B%7D%3Cx%3E:1zqjqf;9/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=944382 on 2025-05-13
original description
Srivastava, G. P.; Shukla, M.; Kumar, P.; Kumar, M.; Prakash, A. (2006). Record of pillbug (Armadillidium) and millipede (Polyxenus) remains from the resin lumps of Warkalli formation (Upper Tertiary), Kerala coast. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 67(6): 715-719
page(s): 717 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 717 [details] Available for editors
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark The authors Srivastava et al. 2016 confused genus Polydesmus and Polyxenus. In the publication with first description they even refer to genus Polydesmus in their discussion but then name the new fossil species as Polyxenus miocenica. This is a mistake and the specimen doesn't belong to Penicillata/Polyxenida/Polyxenus. [details]
