Tynommatidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. There are about 12 genera and more than 30 described species in Tynommatidae, found mainly in western North America.[1][2][3]

Tynommatidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Family: Tynommatidae

Tynommatidae was formerly considered a subfamily (Tynommatinae) of Schizopetalidae, but has been elevated in rank to family, and includes North American millipedes from the family Schizopetalidae.[3]

Genera

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These 12 genera belong to the family Tynommatidae:

References

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  1. ^ "Tynommatidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. ^ Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. ^ a b Shelley, Rowland M.; Richart, Casey (2014). "Tynommatidae, n. stat., a family American millipeds: Hypotheses affinities; tribal elevations; rediagnoses Loomis, 1937, and Florea and Caliactis, Shelley, 1996; and description of (Callipodida: Schizopetalidea)". Insecta Mundi. 845.

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