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Archispirostreptus

Archispirostreptus is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 10 species:

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Archispirostreptus
Archispirostreptus gigas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirostreptida
Family: Spirostreptidae
Genus: Archispirostreptus
Silvestri, 18951

Archispirostreptus is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae,2 containing 10 species:3

  • Archispirostreptus beccarii Silvestri, 1895
  • Archispirostreptus boettegi Silvestri, 1895
  • Archispirostreptus divergens Krabbe & Enghoff, 1978
  • Archispirostreptus dodsoni Pocock, 1899
  • Archispirostreptus gigas Peters, 1855
  • Archispirostreptus lugubris Brölemann, 1901
  • Archispirostreptus phillipsii Pocock, 1896
  • Archispirostreptus smithii Pocock, 1899
  • Archispirostreptus syriacus DeSaussure, 1859
  • Archispirostreptus tumuliporus Hoffman, 1965
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