Siphonocryptida

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Kingdom Animalia Infraclass Helminthomorpha Rank Order		Subphylum Myriapoda Phylum Arthropoda Subclass Chilognatha

Family SiphonocryptidaePocock, 1894 Similar Platydesmida, Siphoniulus, Polyzoniida, Glomeridesmida, Stemmiulidae

Siphonocryptida is an order of millipedes, comprising the sole family Siphonocryptidae. With only six described species, the Siphonocryptida is the second smallest millipede order, surpassed only by Siphoniulida, with two species.

Classification

Hirudicryptus Enghoff & Golovatch, 1995

Hirudicryptus canariensis (Loksa, 1967) - Canary Islands

Hirudicryptus taiwanensis Korsós et al., 2008 - Taiwan

Hirudicryptus quintumelementum Korsós et al., 2009 - Tibet

Siphonocryptus Pocock, 1894

Siphonocryptus compactus Pocock, 1894 - Sumatra

Siphonocryptus latior Enghoff & Golovatch, 1995 - Peninsular Malaysia

Siphonocryptus zigzag Enghoff, 2010 - Pahang

References

Siphonocryptida Wikipedia

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