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Leptodesmidea

Myriapoda - Polydesmida

Taxonomy
Leptodesmidea was named by Brolemann (1916). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polydesmida by Riquelme et al. (2014) and Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Leptodesmidea Brolemann
2014Leptodesmidea Riquelme et al. p. 5
2018Leptodesmidea Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio p. 641

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
—DignathaTiegs 1947
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassChilognatha()
infraclassHelminthomorpha(Pocock 1887)
—EugnathaAttems 1898
superorderMerochaetaCook 1895
orderPolydesmidaPocock 1887
suborderLeptodesmideaBrolemann 1916
suborderLeptodesmideaBrolemann 1916

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.

Subor. Leptodesmidea Brolemann 1916
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Superfm. Chelodesmoidea Cook 1895
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Fm. Chelodesmidae Cook 1895
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G. Caraibodesmus Chamberlin 1918
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G. Chondrotropis Loomis 1936
G. †Maatidesmus Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio 2014
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†Maatidesmus paachtun Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio 2014
Superfm. Platyrhacoidea Pocock 1895
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Fm. Platyrhacidae Pocock 1895
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G. †Anbarrhacus Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio 2014
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†Anbarrhacus adamantis Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio 2014
Superfm. Xystodesmoidea Cook 1895
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Invalid names: Xystodesmidae Cook 1895 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available