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Checklist for Suborder Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895
and region Louisiana (USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
20
34
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
20
34
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
20
34
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
18
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
8
18
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Chelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Louisiana
4 Families width 21 Species
Euryuridae (Pocock, 1909)3SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae (Cook, 1895)Xystodesmid Millipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 19517SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Louisiana
12 Genera with 21 Species
Auturus Chamberlin, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939Appalachian mimic millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmus Brolemann, 19427SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Furcillaria Shelley, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Harpaphe Cook, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Koreoaria Verhoeff, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Sigmocheir Chamberlin, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Thrinaxoria Chamberlin &..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Zinaria Chamberlin, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
21 Species
Auturus dixianus Chamberlin, 1942
Auturus scotius Chamberlin, 1942
Brachoria initialis Chamerlin, 1939
Eurymerodesmus amplus Causey, 1952
Eurymerodesmus angularis Causey, 1951Posta Quemada talussnail
Eurymerodesmus creolus (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Eurymerodesmus birdi birdi Chamberlin, 1931
Eurymerodesmus louisianae (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Eurymerodesmus varius louisianae Chamberlin, 1942
Eurymerodesmus paroicus Chamberlin, 1942
Eurymerodesmus simplex Chamberlin, 1920
Eurymerodesmus varius Chamberlin, 1942Coalinga shoulderband
Euryurus louisianus (Chamberlin, 1918)⇒ Auturus louisianus louisianus Chamberlin, 1918
Furcillaria convoluta Shelley, 1981
Harpaphe clara (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Harpaphe haydeniana scotia Chamberlin, 1941
Koreoaria amoea
Pachydesmus crassicutis Hoffman, 1958Elegant helicellid
Pachydesmus kisatchinsis (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Pachydesmus clarus Chamberlin, 1918
Pachydesmus simulans (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Pachydesmus crassicutis crassicutis Wood, 1864
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Sigmocheir furcata Shelley, 1995
Thrinaxoria lampra Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Zinaria aberrans (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Thrinaxoria lampra Chamberlin, 1918

Subnodes of Chelodesmidea with occurrences in Louisiana
FamilyEurymerodesmidae
Causey, 1951
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuryuridae
Pocock, 1909
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatyrhacidae
Pocock, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXystodesmidae
Cook, 1895
Xystodesmid Millipedes
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chelodesmidea at artfakta.se
Chelodesmidea at itis.gov