Maoriella edentata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Maoriella |
| Species: | M. edentata
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| Maoriella edentata | |
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Maoriella edentata is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It was first described in 1947 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.[1][2]
Description
The original description of this species is based on a specimen with 61 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in Polynesia. The type locality is Tahiti.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Attems, C (1947). "Neue Geophilomorpha des Wiener Museums". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums, Wien. 55: 50–149 [59].
- ^ a b 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 24 March 2023.