Infraclass Helminthomorpha Subclass Chilognatha | Scientific name Polyzoniida Rank Order | |
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Similar Platydesmida, Callipodida, Chordeumatida, Polyxenida, Stemmiulidae | ||
Polyzoniida is an order of millipedes in the subclass Colobognatha containing three families and at least 74 described species.
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Description
Polyzoniidans have a somewhat domed dorsal surface with a flat ventral side. Their heads are small and cone-like, with few ocelli. They lack a dorsal groove and paranota (lateral extensions of each segment).
Classification
The order Polyzoniida contains three families:
Distribution
The family Hirudisomatidae occurs from Spain to the Himalayas in Eurasia, Japan, and in North America from southwest Canada to central Mexico.
Polyzoniidae has a holoractic (northern hemisphere) distribution, occurring in the northwest and northeast United States, eastern Canada, and in Europe from the United Kingdom and France to Siberia.
Siphonotidae has a southern distribution, occurring in Brazil and Chile, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.