Siphonocryptida

Order of millipedes

Siphonocryptida
Siphonocryptus zigzag
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Subclass: Chilognatha
Infraclass: Helminthomorpha
Clade: Colobognatha
Order: Siphonocryptida
Cook, 1895
Family: Siphonocryptidae
Pocock, 1894
Genera

Hirudicryptus
Siphonocryptus

Synonyms

Siphonocryptini

Siphonocryptida is an order of millipedes, comprising the sole family Siphonocryptidae. With only seven described species, the Siphonocryptida is the second smallest millipede order, surpassed only by Siphoniulida, with two species.[1]

Classification

  • Hirudicryptus Enghoff & Golovatch, 1995
    • Hirudicryptus canariensis (Loksa, 1967) - Canary Islands
    • Hirudicryptus taiwanensis Korsós et al., 2008 - Taiwan
    • Hirudicryptus quintumelementum Korsós et al., 2009 - Tibet
    • Hirudicryptus abchasicus Golovatch, Evsyukov & Reip, 2015 - NW Caucasus
  • Siphonocryptus Pocock, 1894
    • Siphonocryptus compactus Pocock, 1894 - Sumatra
    • Siphonocryptus latior Enghoff & Golovatch, 1995 - Peninsular Malaysia
    • Siphonocryptus zigzag Enghoff, 2010 - Pahang

References

  1. ^ Enghoff, H (2010). "A new strikingly coloured species of Siphonocryptus, sixth of its order (Diplopoda: Siphonocryptida)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2681: 66–68.
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Orders of the class Diplopoda (millipedes)
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Helminthomorpha
(worm-like millipedes)
Colobognatha (suctorial millipedes)
Eugnatha
Juliformia
Nematophora
Merocheta
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Archipolypoda
incertae sedis
Eugnatha
Juliformia
Xyloiuloidea (superfamily)
Arthropleura armata Pneumodesmus newmani
Taxon identifiers
Siphonocryptida


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