Anethoporus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Diplopoda Family Spirostreptidae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Spirostreptida Rank Genus

Anethoporus is a genus of spirostreptid millipedes native to northern South America, where they range from Peru to the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The genus and type species, A. clarki, was established by Ralph V. Chamberlin in 1918.

Species

Anethoporus contains eight species, some previously assigned to other genera.

Anethoporus clarki Chamberlin, 1918 - Trinidad and Tobago

Anethoporus gracilior Chamberlin, 1918 - Trinidad and Tobago

Anethoporus gracilis (Verhoeff, 1941) - Peru

Anethoporus guayrensis (Silvestri, 1896) - Venezuela

Anethoporus leviceps (Attems, 1950) - Venezuela

Anethoporus ornatus (Verhoeff, 1941) - Venezuela

Anethoporus schalleri (Kraus, 1960) - Peru

Anethoporus silvaticus (Verhoeff, 1941) - Peru

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