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Checklist for Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 (Flat Millipedes)
and region Basel-Stadt (Switzerland)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
7
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
7
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
6
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Polydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolydesmidae
Leach, 1815
Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Basel-Stadt
2 Genera with 4 Species
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Basel-Stadt
4 Species
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus helveticus (Verhoeff, 1894)⇒ Propolydesmus helveticus Verhoeff, 1894
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847


Links, sources and further information
Polydesmidae at artfakta.se
Polydesmidae at dyntaxa.se
Polydesmidae at gbif.org
Polydesmidae at irmng.org
Polydesmidae at itis.gov