Cormocephalus turneri is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1901 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1]
Cormocephalus turneri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Genus: | Cormocephalus |
Species: | C. turneri
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Binomial name | |
Cormocephalus turneri |
Distribution
editThe species is found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.[2]
Behaviour
editThe centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Pocock, R.I. (1901). "The Chilopoda or centipedes of the Australian continent". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 8 (47): 451–463 [456]. doi:10.1080/03745480109443345.
- ^ a b "Species Cormocephalus turneri Pocock, 1901". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.