Spirobolidae is a
family of
millipedes in the
order
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Spirobolida
Spirobolida is an order of "round-backed" millipedes containing approximately 500 species in 12 families. Its members are distinguished by the presence of a "pronounced suture that runs "vertically down the front of the head". Most of the spec ...
. The family consists of several
genera
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with numerous
species, and is commonly divided into the
subfamilies
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Spirobolinae and Tylobolinae.
Classification
Subfamily Spirobolinae
* ''
Auxobolus''
Chamberlin, 1949
* ''
Aztecolus''
Chamberlin, 1943
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Chicobolus
''Chicobolus spinigerus'', commonly known as the ivory millipede or Florida ivory millipede, is a millipede species native to the southeastern United States, occurring throughout the Florida Peninsula and Panhandle
A salient (also known as ...
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Chamberlin, 1947
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Narceus
''Narceus'' is a genus of large cylindrical millipedes of the family Spirobolidae native to eastern North America. The genus comprises three or four species, two of which are endemic to Florida, and the remainder forming a species complex. The ...
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Rafinesque, 1820
* ''
Spirobolus''
Brandt, 1833
Subfamily Tylobolinae
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Hiltonius
''Hiltonius'' is a genus of cylindrical millipedes in the family Spirobolidae comprising 10 species ranging from the southwestern United States to Guatemala, with most species being found in Mexico. The genus was named by Ralph Vary Chamberli ...
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Chamberlin, 1918
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Tylobolus
''Tylobolus'' is a genus of millipedes in the order Spirobolida with seven known species found in western North America. It is in the family Spirobolidae, and is the type genus of the subfamily Tylobolinae. The genus was named by Orator F. C ...
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Cook, 1904
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Spirobolida
Millipede families
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