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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		7
9
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
6
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
6
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
2
4
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baja California
2 Families width 4 Species
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baja California
4 Genera with 4 Species
Kapyrodesmus Attems, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Xerodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
4 Species
Kapyrodesmus mulegensis (Chamberlin, 1923)⇒ Poratia mulegensis Chamberlin, 1923
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Poratia mulegensis Chamberlin, 1923
Xerodesmus mulejensis Chamberlin, 1923

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Baja California
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		2
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Merocheta at artfakta.se
Merocheta at marinespecies.org