Schizopetalidae

Schizopetalidae

Schizopetalidae

Family of millipedes

Schizopetalidae is a family of crested millipedes in the order Callipodida. There are more than 10 genera in Schizopetalidae.[1][2][3][4]

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The Schizopetalidae subfamily Tynommatinae was recently elevated in rank to family (Tynommatidae), which resulted in the transfer of these 12 genera to the new family: Aspidiophon, Caliactis, Colactis, Colactoides, Diactis, Etiron, Florea, Heptium, Idrionaria, Mexicopetalum, Texophon, and Tynomma.[5]

Genera

  • Acanthopetalum Verhoeff, 1900
  • Apfelbeckia Verhoeff, 1896
  • Balkanopetalum Verhoeff, 1926
  • Callipodella Verhoeff, 1900
  • Dischizopetalum Verhoeff, 1900
  • Eurygyrus Koch & C.L., 1847
  • Euxinopetalum Hoffman, 1973
  • Himatiopetalum Verhoeff, 1900
  • Micropodella
  • Prolysiopetalum Verhoeff, 1909
  • Schizopetalum Verhoeff, 1900

References

  1. [1]
    "Schizopetalidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. [2]
    "Schizopetalidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. [4]
    Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. [5]
    Shelley, Rowland M.; Richart, Casey (2014). "Tynommatidae, n. stat., a family American millipeds: Hypotheses affinities; tribal elevations; rediagnoses Loomis, 1937, and Florea and Caliactis, Shelley, 1996; and description of (Callipodida: Schizopetalidea)". Insecta Mundi. 845.

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