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Diplopoda (millipede)

Myriapoda

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) and Riquelme et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Myriapoda by Scudder (1890) and Dzik (1975); to Dignatha by Grimaldi and Engel (2005); and to Myriapoda by Hoffman (1969), Wilson and Anderson (2004), Štamberg and Zajíc (2008) and Riquelme et al. (2014).

Sister taxa
Arthropleuridea, Chilognatha, Penicillata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Diplopoda Gervais
1890Diplopoda Scudder p. 43
1969Diplopoda Hoffman p. 578
1975Diplopoda Dzik p. 17
2004Diplopoda Wilson and Anderson p. 171
2005Diplopoda Grimaldi and Engel
2008Diplopoda Štamberg and Zajíc p. 81
2014Diplopoda Riquelme et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
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phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
classMyriapoda()
DignathaTiegs 1947
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844
subclassDiplopodaGervais 1844

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. †Arthropleurion Goldenberg 1877
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Arthropleurion inermis Goldenberg 1877
G. †Branchiopus Dumeril 1806
G. †Branchipusites Goldenberg 1873
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Branchipusites anthracinus Goldenberg 1873
G. †Leptozoa Goldenberg 1877
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Leptozoa rugosa Goldenberg 1877
G. †Propater Troschel 1863
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Propater astacorum Troschel 1863
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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G. †Archicambala Cook 1895
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Archicambala dawsoni Scudder 1868
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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Or. †Archidesmida Wilson and Anderson 2004
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Fm. †Archidesmidae Scudder 1885
Fm. †Zanclodesmidae Wilson et al. 2005
Or. †Cowiedesmida Wilson and Anderson 2004
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Fm. †Cowiedesmidae Wilson and Anderson 2004
Or. †Euphoberiida Hoffman 1969
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Fm. †Euphoberiidae Scudder 1882
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
Or. †Pleurojulida Wilson and Hannibal 2005
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Fm. †Pleurojulidae Schneider and Werneburg 1998
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
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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Or. Platydesmida de Saussure 1860
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Fm. Andrognathidae Cope 1869
Or. Polyzoniida Cook 1895
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Fm. Polyzoniidae Gervais 1844
Fm. Siphonotidae Cook 1895
Or. Siphonophorida Newport 1844
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Fm. Siphonophoridae Newport 1844
Invalid names: Siphonorhinidae Cook 1895 [empty]
G. †Dolesea Hannibal and May 2020
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Dolesea subtila Hannibal and May 2020
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
Superor. Merochaeta Cook 1895
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Or. Polydesmida Pocock 1887
Superor. Nematophora Verhoeff 1913
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Or. Callipodida Pocock 1894
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Invalid names: Lysiopetaloidea Verh 1900 [synonym]
Or. Stemmiulida Cook 1895
Fm. †Hexecontasomatidae Hannibal 2000
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G. †Hexecontasoma Hannibal 2000
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Hexecontasoma carinatum Hannibal 2000
Fm. †Oklahomasomatidae Hannibal and May 2020
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G. †Oklahomasoma Hannibal and May 2020
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Oklahomasoma richardsspurense Hannibal and May 2020
G. †Sinosoma Huang and Hannibal 2018
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Sinosoma luopingense Huang and Hannibal 2018
Or. Siphoniulida Pocock 1894
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Fm. Siphoniulidae Pocock 1894
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G. Siphoniulus Pocock 1894
Invalid names: Archiulidae Scudder 1873 [invalid subgroup]
Infracl. Pentazonia Brandt 1833
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Or. Glomeridesmida Cook 1895
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Fm. Glomeridesmidae Latzel 1884
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G. Glomeridesmus Gervais 1844
Superor. Oniscomorpha Pocock 1887
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Or. †Amynilyspedida Hoffman 1969
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Fm. †Amynilyspedidae Hoffman 1969
Fm. †Sphaerherpestidae Fritsch 1899
Or. Glomerida Cook 1895
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Fm. Glomerididae Leach 1815
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 setosum Menge 1854
G. †Euzonus Menge 1854
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Euzonus collulum Menge 1854
Invalid names: Heterochordeumatidae Pocock 1894 [empty]
G. †Decorotergum Jell 1983
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Decorotergum warrenae Jell 1983
Fm. Iulidae Leach 1814
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G. Iulus Linnaeus 1758
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Iulus florissantellus Cockerell 1907
Subcl. Penicillata Latreille 1825
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Or. Polyxenida Lucas 1840
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Fm. Lophoproctidae Silvestri 1897
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G. Lophoproctus Pocock 1894
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
Superfm. Synxenoidea Silvestri 1923
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Fm. Synxenidae Silvestri 1923
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G. Phryssonotus Scudder 1885
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Invalid names: Lophonotus Menge 1854 [replaced]
Fm. †Proiulidae Fritsch 1899
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G. †Tomiulus Martynov 1936
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Tomiulus angulatus Martynov 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available