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Checklist for Suborder Placodesmata
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
21
324
1862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
17
309
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
13
212
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
8
178
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Placodesmata
1
5
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for America
1 Family width 21 Species
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 189321SpeciesTaxom


Genera for America
5 Genera with 21 Species
Arrup Chamberlin, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dicellophilus Cook, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 195314SpeciesTaxom
Nannarrup Foddai & al., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Tygarrup Chamberlin, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
21 Species
Arrup pylorus Chamberlin, 1912Yosemite shoulderband
Dicellophilus anomalus Chamberlin, 1904
Dicellophilus carniolensis Koch, 1847
Dicellophilus limatus Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus breviceps (Meinert, 1886)⇒ Dicellophilus limatus Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus ciliatus Takakuwa, 1942
Mecistocephalus foveatus
Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus heros Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Mecistocephalus janeirensis (Verhoeff, 1938)⇒ Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus kraussi Chamberlin, 1953Garden zachrysia
Mecistocephalus maxillaris Gervais, 1837Centipede
Mecistocephalus parvus Chamberlin, 1914
Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895
Mecistocephalus solomonensis Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus spissus Wood, 1862Centipede
Mecistocephalus waikaneus Chamberlin, 1953Garden zachrysia
Mecistocephalus waipaheenas Chamberlin, 1953Catalina mountainsnail
Nannarrup hoffmani Foddai & al., 2003Hoffman´s dwarf centipede
Tygarrup intermedius Chamberlin, 1914
Tygarrup javanicus Attems, 1929Centipede

Subnodes of Placodesmata with occurrences in America
FamilyMecistocephalidae
Bollman, 1893
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Placodesmata at itis.gov
Placodesmata at marinespecies.org