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Tynommatidae

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Tynommatidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. There are about 12 genera and more than 30 described species in Tynommatidae, found mainly in western North America.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Tynommatidae was formerly considered a subfamily (Tynommatinae) of Schizopetalidae, but has been elevated in rank to family, and includes North American millipedes from the family Schizopetalidae.^[3]

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the family Tynommatidae:

Aspidiophon Shelley, 2000
Caliactis Shelley, 1996
Colactis Loomis, 1937
Colactoides Shelley, 1997
Diactis Loomis, 1937
Etiron Chamberlin, 1941
Florea Shelley, 1996
Heptium Loomis, 1937
Idrionaria Shelley, 1996
Mexicopetalum Stoev & Shelley, 2009
Texophon Chamberlin, 1946
Tynomma Loomis, 1937

References

^ "Tynommatidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^ Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Retrieved 2019-02-18.
^ ^a ^b Shelley, Rowland M.; Richart, Casey (2014). "Tynommatidae, n. stat., a family American millipeds: Hypotheses affinities; tribal elevations; rediagnoses Loomis, 1937, and Florea and Caliactis, Shelley, 1996; and description of (Callipodida: Schizopetalidea)". Insecta Mundi. 845.

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Tynommatidae: Brief Summary

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Tynommatidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. There are about 12 genera and more than 30 described species in Tynommatidae, found mainly in western North America.

Tynommatidae was formerly considered a subfamily (Tynommatinae) of Schizopetalidae, but has been elevated in rank to family, and includes North American millipedes from the family Schizopetalidae.

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