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Chytodesmidae (disused)

Myriapoda - Polydesmida - Chytodesmidae

Taxonomy
Chytodesmidae was named by Cook (1896). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polydesmida by Shear (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Chytodesmidae Cook
1981Chytodesmidae Shear

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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
familyChytodesmidaeCook 1896
familyChytodesmidaeCook 1896

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.

Fm. Chytodesmidae Cook 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available