original description
Mikhaljova, E. V.; Korsós, Z. (2003). Millipedes (Diplopoda) from Korea, the Russian Far East, and China in the collection of the Hungarian Natural History Museum. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 49(3): 215-242
page(s): 230 [details]
source of synonymy
Mikhaljova, Elena Valentinovna. (2019). Identities of the millipede genera Skleroprotopus Attems, 1901 and Ansiulus Takakuwa, 1940 (Diplopoda: Julida: Mongoliulidae), with emphasis on the postembryonic development of Skleroprotopus coreanus (Pocock, 1895). Zootaxa, 4551 (5): 501-529, available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4551.5.1 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the extreme variability of the species. [details]