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Checklist for Family Gomphodesmidae Cook, 1896
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		9
20
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
9
20
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
9
20
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
10
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		4
10
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
3
3		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
3 Genera with 3 Species
Gomphodesmus Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Sphenodesmus Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Tymbodesmus Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
3 Species
Gomphodesmus barryi (Schiøtz, 1966)⇒ Tymbodesmus barryi Schioetz, 1966
Sphenodesmus sheribongensis Schiøtz, 1966
Tymbodesmus barryi Schioetz, 1966


Links, sources and further information
Gomphodesmidae at gbif.org
Gomphodesmidae at irmng.org