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Diplopoda (millipede)
Taxonomy
Diplopoda was named by Gervais (1844) [also attributed to de Blainville in Gervais 1844]. It is extant.
It was reranked as the order Diplopoda by Scudder (1890); it was reranked as the class Diplopoda by Hoffman (1969), Wilson and Anderson (2004), Riquelme et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Myriapoda by Scudder (1890), Dzik (1975); to Dignatha by Grimaldi and Engel (2005); and to Myriapoda by Hoffman (1969), Wilson and Anderson (2004), Štamberg and Zajíc (2008), Riquelme et al. (2014).
It was reranked as the order Diplopoda by Scudder (1890); it was reranked as the class Diplopoda by Hoffman (1969), Wilson and Anderson (2004), Riquelme et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Myriapoda by Scudder (1890), Dzik (1975); to Dignatha by Grimaldi and Engel (2005); and to Myriapoda by Hoffman (1969), Wilson and Anderson (2004), Štamberg and Zajíc (2008), Riquelme et al. (2014).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1844 | Diplopoda Gervais |
| 1890 | Diplopoda Scudder p. 43 |
| 1969 | Diplopoda Hoffman p. 578 |
| 1975 | Diplopoda Dzik p. 17 |
| 2004 | Diplopoda Wilson and Anderson p. 171 |
| 2005 | Diplopoda Grimaldi and Engel |
| 2008 | Diplopoda Štamberg and Zajíc p. 81 |
| 2014 | Diplopoda Riquelme et al. p. 5 |
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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.
Subcl. Diplopoda Gervais 1844 [millipede]
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Subcl. †Arthropleuridea Waterlot 1934
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Or. †Arthropleurida Waterlot 1934
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Fm. †Arthropleuridae Scudder 1885
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G. †Arthropleura Jordan 1854
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†Arthropleura armata Jordan 1854
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Invalid names: Arthropleura affinis Goldenberg 1873 [synonym], Arthropleura zeilleri Boule 1893 [synonym], Halonia irregularis Geinitz 1855 [synonym]
†Arthropleura britannica Andree 1913
†Arthropleura cristata Richardson 1959
†Arthropleura enodis Guthörl 1934
†Arthropleura fayoli Boule 1893
†Arthropleura maillieuxi Pruvost 1930
†Arthropleura mammata Salter 1863
†Arthropleura moyseyi Calman 1914
†Arthropleura punctata Goldenberg 1873
Invalid names: Carcinochelus Goldenberg 1877 [synonym], Carcinochelus anthracophilus Goldenberg 1877 [nomen dubium], Halonia Geinitz 1855 [synonym]
G. †Branchiopus Dumeril 1806
Invalid names: Tiphoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-Waering 1986 [synonym], Troxites Goldenberg 1854 [nomen dubium], Troxites germari Goldenberg 1854 [nomen dubium]
Subcl. Chilognatha Latreille 1802
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Infracl. Helminthomorpha Pocock 1887
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Superor. †Archipolypoda Scudder 1882
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Or. †Archidesmida Wilson and Anderson 2004
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Fm. †Archidesmidae Scudder 1885
Fm. †Zanclodesmidae Wilson et al. 2005
Or. †Palaeosomatida Hannibal and Krzemiński 2005
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Fm. †Palaeosomatidae Hannibal and Krzemiński 2005
Invalid names: Euphoberidae Scudder 1882 [empty]
G. †Archiulus Scudder 1868
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†Archiulus brassi Dohrn 1868
†Archiulus euphoberioides Scudder 1895
†Archiulus glomeratus Scudder 1890
†Archiulus lyelli Scudder 1895
†Archiulus xylobioides Scudder 1868
Unr. Colobognatha Brandt 1834
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Unr. Eugnatha Attems 1898
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Superor. Juliformia Attems 1926
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Or. Julida Leach 1814
Fm. †Proglomeridae Fritsch 1899
Or. Spirobolida Cook 1895
Or. Spirostreptida Cook 1895
Superfm. †Xyloiuloidea Cook 1895
Fm. †Hexecontasomatidae Hannibal 2000
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Fm. †Oklahomasomatidae Hannibal and May 2020
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Invalid names: Archiulidae Scudder 1873 [invalid subgroup]
Infracl. Pentazonia Brandt 1833
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Superor. Oniscomorpha Pocock 1887
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Or. †Amynilyspedida Hoffman 1969
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Fm. †Amynilyspedidae Hoffman 1969
Fm. †Sphaerherpestidae Fritsch 1899
Invalid names: Sphaerotheriida Brandt 1833 [empty]
Or. †Zosterogrammida Wilson 2005
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Fm. †Zosterogrammidae Wilson 2005
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G. †Casiogrammus Wilson 2005
G. †Purkynia Fritsch 1899
G. †Zosterogrammus Wilson 2005
Or. Chordeumatida Cook 1895
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Fm. Craspedosomatidae Cook 1895
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G. Atractosoma Fanzago 1876
G. Craspedosoma Leach 1814
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†Craspedosoma aculeatum Menge 1854
†Craspedosoma affine Koch and Berendt 1854
†Craspedosoma angulatum Koch and Berendt 1854
†Craspedosoma armatum Menge 1854
†Craspedosoma cylindricum Menge 1854
†Craspedosoma obtusangulum Menge 1854
†Craspedosoma setosum Menge 1854
Subcl. Penicillata Latreille 1825
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Or. Polyxenida Lucas 1840
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Superfm. Polyxenoidea Lucas 1840
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Fm. Polyxenidae Lucas 1840
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G. †Electroxenus Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin and Azar 2004
G. †Libanoxenus Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin and Azar 2004
G. Pauropsxenus Silvestri 1948
G. Polyxenus Latreille 1802
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Homerian to the top of the Holocene or 430.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 426.7 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 426.7 Ma
Collections (198 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wenlock | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Cowiedesmus eroticopodus, Albadesmus almondi, Pneumodesmus newmani (26907) | |
| Wenlock | United Kingdom (South Lanarkshire) | Casiogrammus ichthyeros (155868) | |
| Homerian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Albadesmus almondi (155916) Cowiedesmus eroticopodus, Albadesmus almondi (155913) Diplopoda indet. (155915) Pneumodesmus newmani (84333) | |
| Pridoli | United Kingdom (England) | Kampecaris dimnorensis (11128) | |
| Lochkovian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Archidesmus macnicoli (155912 155918) Archidesmus macnicoli, Sigmastria dilata (155933) Kampecaris forfarensis (195121 195122 195123 195127 195128) | |
| Lochkovian - Pragian | United Kingdom (England) | Kampecaris dinmorensis (233872) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany (Alken) | Eoarthropleura devonica (27049) | |
| Emsian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Kampecaris tuberculata (120607) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | Canada (New Brunswick) | Gaspestria genselorum (155932) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian | Canada (Quebec) | Gaspestria genselorum (155931) | |
| Frasnian | USA (New York) | Tiphoscorpio hueberi (14295) | |
| Frasnian | Canada (Quebec) | Zanclodesmus willetti (155925) | |
| Late/Upper Famennian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Orsadesmus rubecollus (35044) | |
| Tournaisian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Anthracodesmus macconochiei (127550) Archidesmida indet. 1 (195789) Archipolypoda indet. 3 (194781) Chilognatha indet. 5, Archipolypoda indet. 2 (195401) Juliformia indet. 4, Woodesmus sheari (183472) Woodesmus sheari (195790) | |
| Visean | United Kingdom (Wales) | Halonia sp. (34478) | |
| Brigantian | Germany | Euphoberia sp., Arthropleura sp. (153594) | |
| Pendleian | United Kingdom (England) | Arthropleura sp. (224886) | |
| Pendleian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Diplopoda indet. (134654) | |
| Serpukhovian | Poland | Palaeosoma robustum (195184) | |
| Pennsylvanian | USA (New Mexico) | Diplopoda indet. (217076) | |