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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
16
25
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
16
25
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
15
24
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
6 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)3SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae (Brölemann, 1916)2SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18968SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
12 Genera with 16 Species
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Chilaphrodesmus Loomis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Cryptogonodesmus Silvestri, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Inodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Iomus Cook, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Liomus Chamberlin, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Lophodesmus Pocock, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ricodesmus Chamberlin, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tridesmus Cook, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Chilaphrodesmus clarus Chamberlin, 1950Pinnacles shoulderband
Cryptogonodesmus clarus (Chamberlin, 1950)⇒ Chilaphrodesmus clarus Chamberlin, 1950
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Iomus incisus Cook, 1911Lyre mantleslug
Iomus obliquus Cook, 1911Lyre mantleslug
Iomus platanus Cook, 1911Lyre mantleslug
Liomus albanus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Liomus obscuras
Liomus obscurus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Lophodesmus bituberculatus Loomis, 1970Galiuro talussnail
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910Millipede
Ricodesmus stejnegeri Chamberlin, 1922
Tridesmus guilarteus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
8
11
Families
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