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Siphonocryptida

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

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Siphonocryptida
Siphonocryptus zigzag
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Subclass: Chilognatha
Infraclass: Helminthomorpha
Subterclass: Colobognatha
Order: Siphonocryptida
Cook, 1895
Family: Siphonocryptidae
Pocock, 1894
Genera

Hirudicryptus
Siphonocryptus

Synonyms

Siphonocryptini

Siphonocryptida is an order of millipedes, comprising the sole family Siphonocryptidae. With only seven described species, the Siphonocryptida is the second smallest millipede order, surpassed only by Siphoniulida, with two species.1

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
    • Hirudicryptus abchasicus Golovatch, Evsyukov & Reip, 2015 - NW Caucasus
  • Siphonocryptus Pocock, 1894
    • Siphonocryptus compactus Pocock, 1894 - Sumatra
    • Siphonocryptus latior Enghoff & Golovatch, 1995 - Peninsular Malaysia
    • Siphonocryptus zigzag Enghoff, 2010 - Pahang
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