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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

    • References

    Anethoporus Wikipedia
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