Antichiropus

Antichiropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Paradoxosomatidae
Genus: Antichiropus
Attems, 1911

Antichiropus is a genus of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae. The genus is very distinctive in the form of the gonopod, which is typically coiled through at least a full circle.[1] It is probably endemic to Australia. Some species have small ranges of less than 10000km2, classifying them as short-range endemic invertebrates.

See also

References

  1. William A. Shear (1992). "A new genus and two new species of millipedes from the Cape Range, Western Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 15 (4): 777–784.


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