Chile
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NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eurytion gracilis Gervais (1849)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eurytion gracilis Gervais (1849)
- Name authority
- Gervais (1849)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Chilopoda
- Order
- Geophilomorpha
- Family
- Geophilidae
- Genus
- Eurytion
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classChilopoda
- orderGeophilomorpha
- familyGeophilidae
- genusEurytion
- speciesEurytion gracilis Gervais (1849)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eurytion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eurytion aporopus Attems, 1922 | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurytion concolor Gervais (1847) | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurytion dolichocephalus Attems, 1928 | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurytion gracillimus Verhoeff, 1937 | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurytion lawrencei Verhoeff, 1937 | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurytion metopias Attems (1903) | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurytion quadridentatus Lawrence, 1955 | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurytion tenebrosus Meinert (1886) | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurytion yungarum Pereira, 2005 | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eurytion zapallar Chamberlin (1955) | GeophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Geophilus moderatus Attems, 1903 Attems, 1903 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gervais P. Miriapodes. In: C.L. Gay (ed.), Historia fisica y politica de Chile, Zool. (Fauna Chilena). Atlas zoologique. 4: 53-72. (1849). Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3D7BL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.