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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Continents


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
168
2459
13503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
155
2401
13318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
141
2302
12391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
31
1077
4812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
31
1077
4812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
31 Families width 4812 Species and 332 Subspecies
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Ammodesmidae Cook, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 1916149SpeciesTaxom
Campodesmidae Cook, 18969SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895423SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 188081SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 189631SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896273SpeciesTaxom
Doratodesmidae (Cook, 1895)3SpeciesTaxom
Dorsoporidae Loomis, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 195136SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 190930SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 1916157SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 1896146SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 189597SpeciesTaxom
Holistophallidae Silvestri, 190911SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 191623SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmidae Chamberlin &..., 195021SpeciesTaxom
Oniscodesmidae DeSaussure, 186020SpeciesTaxom
Opisotretidae Hoffman, 19809SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 1895186SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18891137SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 1895201SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes691SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896287SpeciesTaxom
Rhachodesmidae Carl, 190384SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 1869119SpeciesTaxom
Stylodesmidae (Cook, 1895)1SpeciesTaxom
Trichopolydesmidae Verhoeff, 191016SpeciesTaxom
Tridontomidae Loomis & Hof..., 19623SpeciesTaxom
Vaalogonopodidae Verhoeff, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes537SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Continents
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
10
346
1593
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
62
275
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
213
1137
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
11
332
1418
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAmmodesmidae
Cook, 1896
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCampodesmidae
Cook, 1896
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDoratodesmidae
Cook, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
54
146
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
40
186
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStylodesmidae
Cook, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrichopolydesmidae
Verhoeff, 1910
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVaalogonopodidae
Verhoeff, 1940
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polydesmida at artfakta.se
Polydesmida at dyntaxa.se
Polydesmida at gbif.org
Polydesmida at irmng.org
Polydesmida at itis.gov