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Taxonomy of Superfamily Geophiloidea Leach, 1815


Class
 		Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods		39
800
8460		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
34
746
8162		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
27
532
5225		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede		22
428
3074		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Adesmata
Verhoeff, 1908
15
400
2816		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Geophiloidea
Leach, 1815
3
253
1742		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Geophiloidea Leach, 1815
FamilyGeophilidae
Leach, 1815
Geophilid Centipedes		233
1694		Genera
Species
FamilyGonibregmatidae
Cook, 1896
17
37		Genera
Species
FamilyZelanophilidae
Bonato, Drago & Murienne, 2014
3
11		Genera
Species


Distribution and Species lists of Geophiloidea Leach, 1815
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Afghanistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlbania
1 Families  8 Genera  17 SpeciesAlgeria
1 Families  8 Genera  13 SpeciesAndorra
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesAngola
1 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesArgentina
1 Families  11 Genera  18 SpeciesAustralia
3 Families  27 Genera  83 SpeciesAustria
1 Families  15 Genera  47 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Families  12 Genera  19 SpeciesBahamas
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesBelarus
1 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesBelgium
1 Families  7 Genera  17 SpeciesBenin
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
1 Families  10 Genera  24 SpeciesBrazil
1 Families  11 Genera  22 SpeciesBulgaria
1 Families  7 Genera  19 SpeciesCameroon
1 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesCanada
1 Families  8 Genera  16 SpeciesCape Verde
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesChile
1 Families  22 Genera  53 SpeciesChina
2 Families  7 Genera  24 SpeciesColombia
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesCosta Rica
1 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesCroatia
1 Families  11 Genera  45 SpeciesCuba
1 Families  6 Genera  14 SpeciesCyprus
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCzech Republic
1 Families  13 Genera  35 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesDenmark
1 Families  7 Genera  16 SpeciesDominica
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominican Republic
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesEcuador
1 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesEgypt
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
1 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesEstonia
1 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesEthiopia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFiji
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesFinland
1 Families  5 Genera  11 SpeciesFrance
2 Families  23 Genera  70 SpeciesGeorgia
1 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesGermany
2 Families  20 Genera  61 SpeciesGreece
1 Families  11 Genera  49 SpeciesGrenada
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuatemala
2 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesGuinea
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesGuyana
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesHaiti
1 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesHonduras
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesHungary
1 Families  8 Genera  22 SpeciesIceland
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesIndia
2 Families  12 Genera  17 SpeciesIndonesia
2 Families  8 Genera  10 SpeciesIran
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesIraq
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIreland
1 Families  4 Genera  16 SpeciesIsrael
1 Families  8 Genera  18 SpeciesItaly
2 Families  21 Genera  103 SpeciesJamaica
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesJapan
1 Families  10 Genera  41 SpeciesJordan
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesKenya
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesLaos
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLatvia
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesLebanon
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLesotho
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesLiberia
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesLibya
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesLuxembourg
1 Families  7 Genera  15 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Families  10 Genera  12 SpeciesMalaysia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMalta
1 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesMauritius
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMexico
2 Families  26 Genera  65 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesMoldova
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMonaco
1 Families  8 Genera  13 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Families  6 Genera  14 SpeciesMorocco
1 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesMozambique
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesMyanmar
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesNamibia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNetherlands
1 Families  9 Genera  19 SpeciesNew Zealand
2 Families  12 Genera  34 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesNigeria
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNorway
1 Families  9 Genera  21 SpeciesPalestine
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPanama
1 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesParaguay
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPeru
1 Families  6 Genera  17 SpeciesPhilippines
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPoland
1 Families  10 Genera  28 SpeciesPortugal
1 Families  10 Genera  23 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
1 Families  16 Genera  71 SpeciesRomania
1 Families  8 Genera  34 SpeciesRussia
1 Families  16 Genera  44 SpeciesRwanda
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSan Marino
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSerbia
1 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesSeychelles
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSingapore
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSlovakia
1 Families  8 Genera  20 SpeciesSlovenia
1 Families  9 Genera  26 SpeciesSolomon Islands
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesSouth Korea
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesSpain
1 Families  10 Genera  34 SpeciesSudan
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSuriname
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSweden
1 Families  9 Genera  19 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Families  8 Genera  24 SpeciesSyria
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesTaiwan
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesTanzania
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesTogo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTunisia
1 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesTurkey
1 Families  17 Genera  47 SpeciesUkraine
1 Families  13 Genera  23 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
2 Families  18 Genera  40 SpeciesUSA
1 Families  61 Genera  200 SpeciesUzbekistan
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesVenezuela
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesYemen
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesZambia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesZimbabwe
1 Family  1 Genus  0 Species


Distribution on islands
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Azores
1 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesClarke Island
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesDanish Wadden Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDesertas
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEast Aleutians
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEaster Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFox Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGotska Sandön
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesInner Hebrides
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesIslands of Chile
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesKiska Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesKodiak Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKuiu Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Graciosa
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
1 Families  10 Genera  19 SpeciesNorthern Isles
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesOrkney Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRat Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesRügen
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesRømø
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanak Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSanta Maria Island
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSkye
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesTenerife
1 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesUist
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesWest Aleutians
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species


Found in fossile formations
Wellington Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  3 Species


Links, sources and further information
Geophiloidea at itis.gov