Name - Sphaerotheriida

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1791972 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Sphaerotheriida Brandt 1833

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Order,Higher taxon

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Unexplored richness: discovery of 31 new species of giant pill-millipedes endemic to Madagascar, with a special emphasis on microendemism (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida).
• A first phylogenetic analysis of giant pill-millipedes (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida), a new model Gondwanan taxon, with special emphasis on island gigantism.
• The origins of the giant pill-millipedes from Madagascar (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Arthrosphaeridae).
• A new phylogenetic analysis of the Sphaerotheriida (Diplopoda) with a revision of the Australian giant pill-millipedes.
• The identity of Australia's northern-most giant pill-millipedes (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida).

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