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Checklist for Suborder Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
98
580
2259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
89
564
2239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
82
543
2195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
22
249
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
22
249
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Chelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
9
128
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
9 Families width 639 Species and 80 Subspecies
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 191624SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 195136SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 190924SpeciesTaxom
Holistophallidae Silvestri, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Rhachodesmidae Carl, 190356SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 186943SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes439SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Chelodesmidea with occurrences in North America
FamilyAphelidesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChelodesmidae
Cook, 1895
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEurymerodesmidae
Causey, 1951
2
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuryuridae
Pocock, 1909
4
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHolistophallidae
Silvestri, 1909
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatyrhacidae
Pocock, 1895
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhachodesmidae
Carl, 1903
16
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphaeriodesmidae
Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869
13
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXystodesmidae
Cook, 1895
Xystodesmid Millipedes
74
439
Genera
Species

Taxom



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