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Archipolypoda

Myriapoda

Taxonomy

Archipolypoda was named by Scudder (1882).

It was reranked as the class Archipolypoda by Hoffman (1969); it was reranked as the superorder Archipolypoda by Wilson and Anderson (2004), Štamberg and Zajíc (2008), Ross et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Myriapoda by Scudder (1882); to Myriapoda by Hoffman (1969); to Chilognatha by Wilson and Anderson (2004); and to Helminthomorpha by Štamberg and Zajíc (2008), Ross et al. (2018).

Subtaxa

Albadesmus, Anaxeodesmus, Anthracodesmus, Archidesmida, Cowiedesmida, Euphoberidae, Euphoberiida, Kampecaris, Lauravolsella, Palaeodesmus, Palaeosomatida, Pleurojulida, Pneumodesmus, Woodesmidae

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1882	Archipolypoda Scudder
1969	Archipolypoda Hoffman p. 577
2004	Archipolypoda Wilson and Anderson p. 171
2008	Archipolypoda Štamberg and Zajíc p. 81
2018	Archipolypoda Ross et al. p. 101

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829

Rank	Name	Author
class	Myriapoda	()
—	Dignatha	Tiegs 1947
subclass	Diplopoda	Gervais 1844
subclass	Chilognatha	()
infraclass	Helminthomorpha	(Pocock 1887)
superorder	Archipolypoda	()
superorder	Archipolypoda	()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superor. †Archipolypoda Scudder 1882

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G. †Albadesmus Wilson and Anderson 2004

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†Albadesmus almondi Wilson and Anderson 2004

G. †Anaxeodesmus Wilson 2005

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†Anaxeodesmus diambonotus Wilson 2005

G. †Anthracodesmus Peach 1899

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†Anthracodesmus macconochiei Peach 1899

Or. †Archidesmida Wilson and Anderson 2004

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Fm. †Archidesmidae Scudder 1885

G. †Archidesmus Peach 1882

†Archidesmus macnicoli Peach 1882

Fm. †Zanclodesmidae Wilson et al. 2005

G. †Orsadesmus Wilson et al. 2005

†Orsadesmus rubecollus Wilson et al. 2005

G. †Zanclodesmus Wilson et al. 2005

†Zanclodesmus willetti Wilson et al. 2005

Or. †Cowiedesmida Wilson and Anderson 2004

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Fm. †Cowiedesmidae Wilson and Anderson 2004

G. †Cowiedesmus Wilson and Anderson 2004

†Cowiedesmus eroticopodus Wilson and Anderson 2004

Or. †Euphoberiida Hoffman 1969

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Fm. †Euphoberiidae Scudder 1882

G. †Acantherpestes Meek and Worthen 1868

†Acantherpestes foveolatus Fritsch 1899

†Acantherpestes gigas Fritsch 1895

†Acantherpestes inequalis Scudder 1890

†Acantherpestes major Meek and Worthen 1868

†Acantherpestes ornatus Fritsch 1899

†Acantherpestes vicinus Fritsch 1899

G. †Chonionotus Jordan 1854

G. †Euphoberia Meek and Worthen 1868

†Euphoberia absens Fritsch 1899

†Euphoberia anguilla Scudder 1882

†Euphoberia armigera Meek and Worthen 1868

†Euphoberia brownii Woodward 1871

†Euphoberia carri Scudder 1882

†Euphoberia cuspidata Scudder 1890

†Euphoberia ferox Salter 1863

Invalid names: Acantherpestes brodiei Scudder 1882 [synonym]

†Euphoberia flabellata Scudder 1882

†Euphoberia granosa Scudder 1882

†Euphoberia histrix Fritsch 1899

†Euphoberia horrida Scudder 1882

†Euphoberia hystricosa Scudder 1890

†Euphoberia lithanthracis Jordan 1854

†Euphoberia simplex Scudder 1890

†Euphoberia spinulosa Scudder 1890

†Euphoberia tracta Scudder 1890

†Euphoberia varians Fritsch 1899

G. †Myriacantherpestes Burke 1979

G. †Kampecaris Page 1856

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†Kampecaris dinmorensis Clarke 1951

†Kampecaris forfarensis Peach 1882

G. †Lauravolsella Haug et al. 2023

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†Lauravolsella willemeni Haug et al. 2023

G. †Palaeodesmus Wilson and Anderson 2004

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†Palaeodesmus tuberculata Brade-Birks 1923

Or. †Palaeosomatida Hannibal and Krzemiński 2005

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Fm. †Palaeosomatidae Hannibal and Krzemiński 2005

G. †Palaeosoma Jackson et al. 1919

†Palaeosoma giganteum Baldwin 1911

†Palaeosoma robustum Baldwin 1911

Invalid names: Euphoberia woodwardi Baldwin 1911 [synonym]

Or. †Pleurojulida Wilson and Hannibal 2005

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Fm. †Pleurojulidae Schneider and Werneburg 1998

G. †Isojulus Fritsch 1899

†Isojulus constans Frič 1875

Invalid names: Isojulus marginatus Fritsch 1899 [synonym], Isojulus setipes Fritsch 1899 [synonym], Pleurojulus falcifer Fritsch 1899 [synonym], Pleurojulus longipes Fritsch 1899 [synonym]

G. †Pleurojulus Fritsch 1899

†Pleurojulus biornatus Fritsch 1899

†Pleurojulus levis Fritsch 1899

Invalid names: Pleurojulus aculeatus Fritsch 1899 [synonym], Pleurojulus pinguis Fritsch 1899 [synonym]

G. †Pneumodesmus Wilson and Anderson 2004

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†Pneumodesmus newmani Wilson and Anderson 2004

Fm. †Woodesmidae Ross et al. 2018

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G. †Woodesmus Ross et al. 2018

†Woodesmus sheari Ross et al. 2018

Invalid names: Euphoberidae Scudder 1882 [empty]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available