| 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 | |
Paralamyctes cammooensis is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 2004 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe.[1][2]
Distribution
The species occurs in coastal eastern Australia in Queensland and New South Wales.[3] The type locality is Cammoo Caves, Mount Etna Caves National Park, near Rockhampton in Central Queensland.[2]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
- 1 2 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 [41].
- 1 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 8 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "Species Paralamyctes (Haasiella) camooensis Edgecombe, 2003". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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