Schizopetalidae is a family of crested millipedes in the order Callipodida. There are more than 10 genera in Schizopetalidae.[1][2][3][4]

Schizopetalidae
Apfelbeckia insculpta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Family: Schizopetalidae
Verhoeff, 1909

The Schizopetalidae subfamily Tynommatinae was recently elevated in rank to family (Tynommatidae), which resulted in the transfer of these 12 genera to the new family: Aspidiophon, Caliactis, Colactis, Colactoides, Diactis, Etiron, Florea, Heptium, Idrionaria, Mexicopetalum, Texophon, and Tynomma.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Schizopetalidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. ^ "Schizopetalidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. ^ Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. ^ 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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