MilliBase
MilliBase taxon details
Petra Shear, Marek, Bond & Wesener, 2022
1737735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1737735)
accepted
Genus
Petra sierwaldae Shear, Marek, Bond & Wesener, 2022 (type by original designation)
feminine
Shear, William A., Paul E. Marek, Jason E. Bond & Thomas Wesener. (2022). The millipede family Striariidae Bollman, 1893. VII. Petra sierwaldae, n. gen., n. sp., a minute millipede from Idaho, USA (Diplopoda, Chordeumatidae, Striariidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5213 (3): 287-293., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646
page(s): 288 [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
Type locality contained in Idaho
type locality contained in Idaho [details]
Etymology The genus name is feminine in gender and honors our respected colleague, mentor, and friend, Dr. Petra Sierwald, Curator of...
Etymology The genus name is feminine in gender and honors our respected colleague, mentor, and friend, Dr. Petra Sierwald, Curator of Arachnida and Myriapoda at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA, in recognition of her many contributions to Myriapodology, Arachnology, and to natural history collections and education. [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Petra Shear, Marek, Bond & Wesener, 2022. Accessed at: https://millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1737735 on 2025-04-28
original description
Shear, William A., Paul E. Marek, Jason E. Bond & Thomas Wesener. (2022). The millipede family Striariidae Bollman, 1893. VII. Petra sierwaldae, n. gen., n. sp., a minute millipede from Idaho, USA (Diplopoda, Chordeumatidae, Striariidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5213 (3): 287-293., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646
page(s): 288 [details]
page(s): 288 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology The genus name is feminine in gender and honors our respected colleague, mentor, and friend, Dr. Petra Sierwald, Curator of Arachnida and Myriapoda at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA, in recognition of her many contributions to Myriapodology, Arachnology, and to natural history collections and education. [details]
