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Spirostreptida
Spirostreptida is an order (biology), order of long, cylindrical millipedes. There are approximately 1000 described species, making Spirostreptida the third largest order of millipedes after Polydesmida and Chordeumatida. Description Spirostreptida are generally large, long and cylindrical, with 30 to 90 body rings. Eyes are present in most. This order contains the longest millipedes known: the giant African millipedes of the genus ''Archispirostreptus'' that may exceed . Distribution Spirostreptida contains mainly tropical species, and occurs in Africa, South Asia, Southern Asia to Japan, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere from the United States to Argentina. Evolutionary history Like most millipede groups, they have a fragmentary fossil record. The oldest record of the group is the extinct family Electrocambalidae, which is known from the Burmese amber of Myanmar, dating to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous around 99 million years ago, which belongs to the subor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millipede
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a result of two single segments fused together. Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments, while pill millipedes are shorter and can roll into a tight ball. Although the name "millipede" derives from the Latin for "thousand feet", no species was known to have 1,000 or more until the discovery of ''Eumillipes persephone'', which can have over 1,300 legs. There are approximately 12,000 named species classified into 16 orders and around 140 families, making Diplopoda the largest class of myriapods, an arthropod group which also includes centipedes and other multi-legged creatures. Most millipedes are slow-moving detritivores, eating decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. Some eat fungi or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthoporus
''Orthoporus'' is a genus of spirostreptid millipedes, containing around 80 species, distributed from the southern United States to Brazil and Argentina. * '' Orthoporus absconsus'' Chamberlin, 1922 * '' Orthoporus acanthethus'' Chamberlin, 1947 * '' Orthoporus ampussis'' (Karsch, 1881) * '' Orthoporus araguayensis'' Schubart, 1947 * '' Orthoporus asper'' (Attems, 1950) * '' Orthoporus bidens'' Schubart, 1945 * '' Orthoporus bisulcatus'' Chamberlin, 1952 * '' Orthoporus bobos'' Chamberlin, 1952 * '' Orthoporus boreus'' Chamberlin, 1947 * '' Orthoporus brasiliensis'' Schubart, 1947 * '' Orthoporus caelatus'' Loomis, 1936 * '' Orthoporus canalis'' (Chamberlin, 1925) * '' Orthoporus capucinus'' (Attems, 1950) * '' Orthoporus cayennophilus'' (Silvestri, 1897) * '' Orthoporus chihuanus'' Chamberlin, 1947 * '' Orthoporus chiriquensis'' Pocock, 1909 * '' Orthoporus cienegonus'' Chamberlin, 1952 * '' Orthoporus clavicollis'' (Karsch, 1881) * '' Orthoporus cluniculus'' (Humbert & Saussure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iulomorphidae
Iulomorphidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida Spirostreptida is an order (biology), order of long, cylindrical millipedes. There are approximately 1000 described species, making Spirostreptida the third largest order of millipedes after Polydesmida and Chordeumatida. Description Spirostrept .... There are about 11 genera and more than 60 described species in Iulomorphidae. Genera These 11 genera belong to the family Iulomorphidae: * '' Amastigogonus'' Brölemann, 1913 * '' Atelomastix'' Attems, 1911 * '' Dinocambala'' Attems, 1911 * '' Euethogonus'' * '' Eumastigonus'' Chamberlin, 1920 * '' Iulomorpha'' Porat, 1872 * '' Merioproscelum'' Verhoeff, 1924 * '' Podykipus'' Attems, 1911 * '' Samichus'' Attems, 1911 * '' Thaumaceratopus'' Verhoeff, 1924 * '' Victoriocambala'' Verhoeff, 1944,1944 References Spirostreptida Millipede families {{myriapoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambalopsidae
Cambalopsidae, is a family of Round-backed millipedes of the order Spirostreptida Spirostreptida is an order (biology), order of long, cylindrical millipedes. There are approximately 1000 described species, making Spirostreptida the third largest order of millipedes after Polydesmida and Chordeumatida. Description Spirostrept .... The family includes species belongs to 16 genera. Genera *'' Agastrophus'' *'' Cambalopsis'' *'' Chonecambala'' *'' Dolichoglyphius'' *'' Glyphiulus'' *'' Hypocambala'' *'' Ilyspasticus'' *'' Javichus'' *'' Nesocambala'' *'' Paratrachiulus'' *'' Phanolene'' *'' Plusioglyphiulus'' *'' Podoglyphiulus'' *'' Trachyjulus'' *'' Trichocambala'' *'' Trichonannolene'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4247703 Spirostreptida Millipede families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambalidae
Cambalidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida. There are at least 20 genera and 80 described species in Cambalidae. Genera References Further reading * * * * Spirostreptida Millipede families {{myriapoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyphiulidae
Glyphiulidae, is a family of Round-backed millipedes of the order Spirostreptida Spirostreptida is an order (biology), order of long, cylindrical millipedes. There are approximately 1000 described species, making Spirostreptida the third largest order of millipedes after Polydesmida and Chordeumatida. Description Spirostrept .... The family includes 112 species belonging to 16 genera. Genera *'' Agastrophus'' *'' Cambalomorpha'' *'' Dolichoglyphius'' *'' Formosoglyphius'' *'' Glyphijulus'' *'' Glyphiulus'' *'' Hypocambala'' *'' Ilyspasticus'' *'' Javichus'' *'' Nesocambala'' *'' Octoglyphus'' *'' Plusioglyphiulus'' *'' Podoglyphiulus'' *'' Trichocambala'' *'' Trichonannolene'' *'' Trogloglyphus'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4257374 Spirobolida Millipede families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudonannolenidae
Pseudonannolenidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Spirostreptida Spirostreptida is an order (biology), order of long, cylindrical millipedes. There are approximately 1000 described species, making Spirostreptida the third largest order of millipedes after Polydesmida and Chordeumatida. Description Spirostrept .... Genera: * '' Cambalomma'' Loomis, 1941 * '' Epinannolene'' Brölemann, 1903 * '' Holopodostreptus'' Carl, 1913 * '' Phallorthus'' Chamberlin, 1952 * '' Physiostreptus'' Silvestri, 1903 * '' Pseudonannolene'' Silvestri, 1895 * '' Typhlonannolene'' Chamberlin, 1923 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4265376 Spirostreptida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archispirostreptus
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 26 species: * '' Archispirostreptus arabs'' Pocock, 1876 * '' Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895 * '' Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Silvestri, 1895 * '' Archispirostreptus camerani'' Silvestri, 1895 * '' Archispirostreptus cayennophilus'' Silvestri, 1897 * '' Archispirostreptus cechii'' Silvestri, 1897 * '' Archispirostreptus compressicauda'' Silvestri, 1895 * '' Archispirostreptus conatus'' Attems, 1928 * '' Archispirostreptus curiosum'' Silvestri, 1895 * '' Archispirostreptus curiosus'' Silvestri, 1895 * '' Archispirostreptus divergens'' Krabbe & Enghoff, 1978 * '' Archispirostreptus dodsoni'' Pocock, 1899 * ''Archispirostreptus gigas ''Archispirostreptus gigas'', known as the giant African millipede or shongololo, is the largest extant species of millipede, growing up to in length, in circumference. It has approximately 256 legs, although the number of legs chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choctellidae
''Choctella'' is a genus of millipedes in the monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ... family Choctellidae. Its two species are native to the south-eastern United States. '' C. cumminsi'' Chamberlin, 1918, occurs on the Cumberland Plateau from central Tennessee to northern Alabama and ''C. hubrichti'' Hoffman, 1965, occurs in central Alabama. References Spirostreptida Articles created by Qbugbot Millipedes of North America Fauna of the Southeastern United States {{myriapoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambala Minor
''Cambala minor'' is a species of millipede in the family Cambalidae Cambalidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida. There are at least 20 genera and 80 described species in Cambalidae. Genera References Further reading * * * * Spirostreptida Millipede families {{myria .... It is found in North America. References Further reading * Spirostreptida Articles created by Qbugbot Animals described in 1888 {{myriapoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oligocene
The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain. The name Oligocene was coined in 1854 by the German paleontologist Heinrich Ernst Beyrich from his studies of marine beds in Belgium and Germany. The name comes from the Ancient Greek (''olígos'', "few") and (''kainós'', "new"), and refers to the sparsity of extant forms of molluscs. The Oligocene is preceded by the Eocene Epoch and is followed by the Miocene Epoch. The Oligocene is the third and final epoch of the Paleogene Period. The Oligocene is often considered an important time of transition, a link between the archaic world of the tropical Eocene and the more modern ecosystems of the Miocene. Major changes during the Oligocene included a global expansion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order (biology)
Order ( la, wikt:ordo#Latin, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between Family_(biology), family and Class_(biology), class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes. An immediately higher rank, superorder, is sometimes added directly above order, with suborder directly beneath order. An order can also be defined as a group of related families. What does and does not belong to each order is determined by a taxonomist, as is whether a particular order should be recognized at all. Often there is no exact agreement, with different taxonomists each taking a different position. There are no hard rules that a taxonomist needs to follow in describing or recognizing an order. Some taxa are accepted almost universally, while others are recognized only rarely. The name of an order is usually written with a capital letter. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
