Classification of the superorder Merochaeta

Superor. Merochaeta Cook 1895
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Or. Polydesmida Pocock 1887
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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
G. Chondrotropis Loomis 1936
G. †Maatidesmus 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
Superfm. Xystodesmoidea Cook 1895
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Invalid names: Xystodesmidae Cook 1895 [empty]
Fm. Polydesmidae Leach 1815
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G. Polydesmus Latreille 1802
G. Propolydesmus Verhoeff 1895
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†Propolydesmus cretaceus Su et al. 2023
Subor. Polydesmidea Pocock 1887
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G. Dasyodontus Loomis 1936
G. Inodesmus Cook 1896
Superfm. Pyrgodesmoidea Silvestri 1896
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Fm. Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri 1896
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G. Docodesmus Cook 1896
G. Iomus Cook 1911
G. Lophodesmus Pocock 1894
G. Myrmecodesmus Silvestri 1910
G. Psochodesmus Cook 1896
Superfm. Trichopolydesmoidea Verhoeff 1910
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Fm. Trichopolydesmidae Verhoeff 1910
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G. Monstrodesmus Golovatch et al. 2014
Fm. Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert and de Saussure 1869
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G. Cyclodesmus Humbert and de Saussure 1869
Invalid names: Chelodesmidea Cook 1895 [empty], Chytodesmidae Cook 1896 [empty]