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Siphonocryptida

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraclass
  
Helminthomorpha

Rank
  
Order

Subphylum
  
Myriapoda

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Subclass
  
Chilognatha

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Family
  
Siphonocryptidae Pocock, 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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