Biology:Conotylidae

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Short description: Family of millipedes

Conotylidae
Conotyla millipede, Oregon Caves National Monument
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Chordeumatida
Superfamily: Conotyloidea
Family: Conotylidae
Cook, 1896

Conotylidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).[1][2] There are about 19 genera and at least 60 described species in Conotylidae.[3][4][5][6][7]

Genera

  • Achemenides Shear, 1971
  • Austrotyla Causey, 1961
  • Bollmanella Chamberlin, 1941
  • Brunsonia Loomis & Schmitt, 1971
  • Conotyla Cook & Collins, 1895
  • Cookella
  • Corypus Loomis & Schmitt, 1971
  • Crassotyla
  • Endopus
  • Idagona Buckett & Gardner, 1967
  • Japanosoma
  • Lophomus Loomis & Schmitt, 1971
  • Macromastus Loomis & Schmitt, 1971
  • Orthogmus
  • Plumatyla Shear, 1972
  • Taiyutyla Chamberlin, 1952
  • Troglotyla
  • Yasudatyla
  • Zygotyla

References

Further reading

  • Lee, Paul; Harding, P. (2006). Atlas of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. 59. Pensoft. 
  • Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. 
  • Foddai, Donatella; Dallai, Romano (1995). Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda, Symphyla. Calderini. 
  • Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 

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