BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Polydesmida
| Description | Polydesmida (from the Greek poly "many" and desmos "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydesmida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source Data |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Diplopoda : Polydesmida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Myriapoda : Polydesmida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Polydesmida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 22 (81%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Riquelme, M. Hernández-Patricio, and A. Martínez-Dávalos, M. Rodríguez-Villafuerte, M. Montejo-Cruz, J. Alvarado-Ortega, J. L. Ruvalacaba-Sil, L. Zúñiga-Mijangos. 2014. Two flat-backed polydesmidan millipedes from the Miocene Chiapas-amber Lagerstätte, Mexico. PLoS One 9(8):e105877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Banddubbelfotingar, オビヤスデ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydesmida |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelodesmidea suborder | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Leptodesmidea suborder | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Polydesmidea suborder | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ammodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anoplodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aphelidesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atopogonidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Australiosomatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Campodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceratesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chatelaineidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chelodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chytodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Comodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cryptodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crypturodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyclodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cylindrodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyrtodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dalodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Decaporodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Desmonidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Devilleidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dorsoporidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eoromidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ergethidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eroonsomidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eurymerodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euryuridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eutynellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fontariidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fuhrmannodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gomphodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Haplodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Haplosomidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Helodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hercodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Holistophallidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hylomidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hynidesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kiusiunidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Macellolophidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Macrosternodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mastigonodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nearctodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Niponiellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oniscodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onomatoplanidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Opisotretidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oxydesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paradoxosomatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peridontodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Platyrhacidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Polydesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Pratinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prionopeltidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pterodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pyrgodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhachodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scytonotidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sigmocheiridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaeriodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stiodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Strongylosomatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stylodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Telonychopodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thelydesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trachelorhachidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trichopolydesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tridontomidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vaalogonopodidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xyodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xystodesmidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aipotropis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aphlotes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Arndtodesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Augodesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Choridesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cocacolaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Comodesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cotylotropis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Discodesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eneilissomus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eneillissomus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eoniscus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fijiodesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gymnogonodesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hynidesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hyperothrix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kylindogaster genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mastodesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mauritiosoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Noteremus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraphilus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peronorchus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phlyctodesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pilochilus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plusiogonodesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tidesmus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyrolodesmus lobatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elassystrema laeve species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elassystrema michielsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
|---|---|
| 1887 | Polydesmida Pocock |
| 1969 | Polydesmida Hoffman p. 594 |
| 2010 | Polydesmida Shear and Edgecombe p. 181 |
| 2014 | Polydesmida Riquelme et al. p. 5 |
| 2018 | Polydesmida Riquelme and Hernández-Patricio p. 640 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
