Sphaerotheriidae

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Sphaerotheriidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Subclass: Pentazonia
Superorder: Oniscomorpha
Order: Sphaerotheriida
Family: Sphaerotheriidae
Koch, 1847[verification needed]
Subfamilies
  • Arthrosphaerinae
  • Sphaerotheriinae

Sphaerotheriidae is a family of pill millipedes of the class Diplopoda. Millipedes of this family have a disjunct distribution, being found in southeastern Australia, India, South Africa, Madagascar, and New Zealand.

[edit] Selected genera

  • Arthrosphaera Pocock, 1895
  • Cyliosoma Verhoeff 1928
  • Cynotelopus Jeekel, 1986
  • Procyliosoma Holloway 1956
  • Sphaeromimus DeSaussure & Zehntner, 1902
  • Sphaerotherium Brandt, 1833
  • Zoosphaerium

[edit] References


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