Geophilus truncorum Bergsoë & Meinert, 1886
(an earth centipede)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeophilus truncorum (an earth centipede)
GenusGeophilus (a genus of earth centipedes)
FamilyGEOPHILIDAE (a family of earth centipedes)
OrderGEOPHILOMORPHA (earth centipedes)
ClassCHILOPODA (centipedes)
SubphylumMYRIAPODA (myriapods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Geophilus truncorum (an earth centipede) :
1: Geophilus truncorum (an earth centipede)
31 Mar 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in old rotten fallen willow logs
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Head and antennae - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Head and antennae - ventral view - enlargedImage 4: Tail portion - dorsal view - enlargedImage 5: Tail portion - ventral view - enlargedImage 6: Ventral view - enlarged

Geophilus truncorum (an earth centipede) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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