Iulomorphidae | |
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Iulomorphidae, Dunedin, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Spirostreptida |
Suborder: | Epinannolenidea |
Family: | Iulomorphidae |
Iulomorphidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida. There are about 11 genera and more than 60 described species in Iulomorphidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
These 11 genera belong to the family Iulomorphidae:
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