basis of record
Chamberlin, R.V. (1912a) The Chilopoda of California III. Pomona Coll.J.Entomology 4: 651-672 [details]
additional source
Crabill, R.E. (1954) A conspectus of the northeastern North American species of Geophilus. Pro.Ent.Soc.Wash. 56 (4): 172-178 [details]
additional source
Barber, A. D. (2009). Littoral myriapods. a review. <em>Soil Organisms.</em> 81(3): 735-760., available online at https://www.senckenberg.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/33_barber.pdf [details] Available for editors
From editor or global species database
Ecology A widespread terrestrial species in the United States including California. Chamberlin (1912a), amongst other records included two specimens (as G.rubens)collected on a sandy beach at Pacific Grove, Calif. He also recorded it ( as G.deducens) from a sea cliff at Long Island (New York) (Chamberlin, 1909 cited in Crabill, 1954).
Perhaps best regarded as an "accidental" halophile. [details]
Habitat This species is either supralittoral or can be found in the intertidal zone but does not live there naturally.
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