Chilognatha

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Chilognatha
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Subclass: Chilognatha
Latrielle, 1802

Chilognatha is a subclass of the class Diplopoda, which includes the vast majority of extant millipede, about 12,000 species.

Taxonomy[]

The classification of Chilognatha presented below is based on Shear, 2011,[1] and Shear & Edgecombe, 2010[2] (extinct groups). Recent cladistic and molecular studies have challenged the traditional classification schemes above, and in particular the position of the orders Siphoniulida and Polyzoniida is not yet well established.[3] The placement and positions of extinct groups (†) known only from fossils is tentative and not fully resolved.[3][2] After each name is listed the author citation: the name of the person who coined the name or defined the group, even if not at the current rank.

  • Subclass Chilognatha Latrielle, 1802
    • Order †Zosterogrammida Wilson, 2005 (Chilognatha incertae sedis)[2]
    • Infraclass Pentazonia Brandt, 1833
      • Order †Amynilyspedida Hoffman, 1969
      • Superorder Limacomorpha Pocock, 1894
      • Superorder Oniscomorpha Pocock, 1887
    • Infraclass Helminthomorpha Pocock, 1887
      • Superorder †Archipolypoda Scudder, 1882
        • Order †Archidesmida Wilson & Anderson 2004
        • Order †Cowiedesmida Wilson & Anderson 2004
        • Order †Euphoberiida Hoffman, 1969
        • Order †Palaeosomatida Hannibal & Krzeminski, 2005
      • Order †Pleurojulida Schneider & Werneburg, 1998 (possibly sister to Colobognatha)[3]
      • Subterclass Colobognatha Brandt, 1834
      • Subterclass Eugnatha Attems, 1898
        • Superorder Juliformia Attems, 1926
        • Superorder Nematophora Verhoeff, 1913
          • Order Callipodida Pocock, 1894
          • Order Chordeumatida Pocock 1894
          • Order Stemmiulida Cook, 1895
          • Order Siphoniulida Cook, 1895
        • Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895

References[]

  1. ^ Shear, W. (2011). "Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 159–164. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.32.
  2. ^ a b c Shear, William A.; Edgecombe, Gregory D. (2010). "The geological record and phylogeny of the Myriapoda". Arthropod Structure & Development. 39 (2–3): 174–190. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2009.11.002. PMID 19944188.
  3. ^ a b c Sierwald, Petra; Bond, Jason E. (2007). "Current status of the myriapod class Diplopoda (Millipedes): Taxonomic diversity and phylogeny". Annual Review of Entomology. 52 (1): 401–420. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.52.111805.090210. PMID 17163800.
  4. ^ Hoffman, R. L. (1963). "New genera and species of Upper Paleozoic Diplopoda". Journal of Paleontology. 37 (1): 167–174. JSTOR 1301419.
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