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Litiulus Chamberlin, 1940
893645 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:893645)
accepted
Genus
Parajulus alaskanus Cook, 1905 accepted as Litiulus alaskanus (Cook, 1905) (type by original designation)
- Species Litiulus alaskanus (Cook, 1905)
masculine
Chamberlin, R. V. (1940). New genera and species of North American Paraiulidae. <em>Bulletin of the University of Utah, Biological Series.</em> 30(11): 1-39. Salt Lake City.
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2024). MilliBase. Litiulus Chamberlin, 1940. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=893645 on 2025-04-20
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Chamberlin, R. V. (1940). New genera and species of North American Paraiulidae. <em>Bulletin of the University of Utah, Biological Series.</em> 30(11): 1-39. Salt Lake City.
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): 108 [details]
status source Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 154; note: This genus was synonymized with Karteroiulus (Attems, 1909) by Hoffman (1980). While it is true that the respective type species are extremely close, perhaps it is desireable to maintain the younger...
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page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): 108 [details]
status source Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 154; note: This genus was synonymized with Karteroiulus (Attems, 1909) by Hoffman (1980). While it is true that the respective type species are extremely close, perhaps it is desireable to maintain the younger...
This genus was synonymized with Karteroiulus (Attems, 1909) by Hoffman (1980). While
it is true that the respective type species are extremely close, perhaps it is desireable to maintain
the younger name as provisionally valid pending a revision of the family (or that part of it).
