Leptodesmidea

Leptodesmidea
	Parafontaria tonominea (Xystodesmidae) of Japan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Suborder:	Leptodesmidea ; Brölemann, 1916
Families
	Aphelidesmidae Brolemann, 1916; Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895; Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 1951; Euryuridae Pocock, 1909; Holistophallidae Silvestri, 1909; Platyrhacidae Pocock, 1895; Rhachodesmidae Carl, 1903; Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De Saussure, 1869; Tridontomidae Loomis & Hoffman, 1962; Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895;

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Leptodesmidea is a suborder of flat-backed millipedes under the order Polydesmida.

References

1 2 "Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 18 January 2011.
↑ "Chelodesmidea". BioLib. Retrieved 18 January 2011.

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[X2-1] 1 2 "Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 18 January 2011.

[X1-2] "Chelodesmidea". BioLib. Retrieved 18 January 2011.

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Leptodesmidea

Parafontaria tonominea (Xystodesmidae) of Japan
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Suborder:	Leptodesmidea Brölemann, 1916^[1]
Families^[1]^[2]
Aphelidesmidae Brolemann, 1916 Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895 Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 1951 Euryuridae Pocock, 1909 Holistophallidae Silvestri, 1909 Platyrhacidae Pocock, 1895 Rhachodesmidae Carl, 1903 Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De Saussure, 1869 Tridontomidae Loomis & Hoffman, 1962 Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895