Tynommatidae

Tynommatidae

Tynommatidae

Family of millipedes

Tynommatidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. There are about 12 genera and more than 30 described species in Tynommatidae, found mainly in western North America.[1][2][3]

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Tynommatidae was formerly considered a subfamily (Tynommatinae) of Schizopetalidae, but has been elevated in rank to family, and includes North American millipedes from the family Schizopetalidae.[3]

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the family Tynommatidae:

  • Aspidiophon Shelley, 2000
  • Caliactis Shelley, 1996
  • Colactis Loomis, 1937
  • Colactoides Shelley, 1997
  • Diactis Loomis, 1937
  • Etiron Chamberlin, 1941
  • Florea Shelley, 1996
  • Heptium Loomis, 1937
  • Idrionaria Shelley, 1996
  • Mexicopetalum Stoev & Shelley, 2009
  • Texophon Chamberlin, 1946
  • Tynomma Loomis, 1937

References

  1. [1]
    "Tynommatidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. [2]
    Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. [3]
    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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