''Oryidae'' is a
monophyletic
In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
soil centipedes belonging to the
superfamily
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Himantarioidea
Himantarioidea is a monophyletic superfamily of soil centipedes in the suborder Adesmata containing the families Oryidae
''Oryidae'' is a monophyletic family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consangu ...
. The number of leg-bearing segments in this family varies within species and ranges from 53 to 169. This family contains the following genera:
Catalogue of life
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* ''Aspidopleres
''Aspidopleres'' is an African genus of centipedes belonging to the family Oryidae
''Oryidae'' is a monophyletic family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity ( ...
''
* ''Chamberlinia
''Chamberlinia'' is a monotypic genus of centipedes belonging to the family Oryidae. The only species is ''Chamberlinia lineata''.
The taxon is named after American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin
Ralph Vary Chamberlin (January 3, 1879October ...
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* '' Ctenorya''
* '' Diphtherogaster''
* '' Endoptelus''
* '' Heniorya''
* '' Lamotteophilus''
* '' Marshallopus''
* '' Metaxythus''
* '' Notiphilides''
* '' Nycternyssa''
* '' Orphnaeus''
* '' Orya''
* '' Parorya''
* '' Pentorya''
* '' Stenorya''
* '' Titanophilus''
* '' Trematorya''
References
Centipede families
Geophilomorpha
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