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Cyliosomatidae

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Cyliosomatidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Sphaerotheriida
Family: Cyliosomatidae
Jeekel, 1974

Cyliosomatidae is a family of giant millipedes in the order Sphaerotheriida, found in Australia. First described in 1974 by C. A. W. Jeekel.[1][2][3] Two genera are known:

References

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  1. ^ Wesener, Thomas (May 30, 2014). "A new phylogenetic analysis of the Sphaerotheriida (Diplopoda) with a revision of the Australian giant pill-millipedes". Invertebrate Systematics. 28 (2): 196–213. doi:10.1071/IS13048. S2CID 83889399 – via www.publish.csiro.au.
  2. ^ https://zoologicalbulletin.de/bzb_volumes/bzm_63/bzm_63.pdf
  3. ^ Minelli, Alessandro (September 29, 2015). Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-18827-3 – via Google Books.