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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
18
29
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
18
29
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
17
28
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Virginia
5 Families width 24 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes17SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Virginia
14 Genera with 24 Species
Apheloria Chamberlin, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Appalachioria Marek & Bond, 2006
Appalachian Mimic Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Brachoria Chamberlin, 2010Appalachian mimic millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Gyalostethus Hoffman, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Nannaria Chamberlin, 1949Twisted-Claw Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroloma Rafinesque, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Rudiloria Causey, 1864Brilliant Allegheny Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Semionellus Chamberlin, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Sigmoria Chamberlin, 1939
Sigmoid Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
24 Species
Apheloria virginiensis Drury, 1770Black-And-Gold Flat Millipede
Brachoria campcreekensis MAREK, 2010
Brachoria grapevinensis MAREK, 2010
Brachoria ligula Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachoria separanda (Keeton, 1959)⇒ Brachoria versicolor Hoffman, 1963
Brachoria virginia MAREK, 2010
Brachydesmus pallidus (Loomis, 1939)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Euryurus leachii Gray, 1832Milk snail
Gyalostethus monticolens (Chamberlin, 1951)⇒ Boraria monticolens Chamberlin, 1951
Nannaria fowleri Chamberlin, 1947Kyle Canyon mountainsnail
Nannaria laminata Hoffman, 1949Papillose elysia
Nannaria ohionis Loomis & Hof..., 1948
Nannaria shenandoa Hoffman, 1949
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820Barren milkvetch
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus collinus Hoffman, 1974Wrinkled helicellid
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Rudiloria guyandotta Shear, 1972
Rudiloria rigida Shelley, 1986Emerald elysia
Rudiloria simplex
Rudiloria trimaculata Wood, 1864Grand Coulee mountainsnail
Semionellus placidus Wood, 1864Grand Coulee mountainsnail

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in West Virginia
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
11
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
4
Family
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