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Zephroniidae Gray in Jones, 1843

AphiaID

888806 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888806)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Sphaerotheriida

Synonymised names

Sphaeropoeidae Brölemann, 1913 · unaccepted

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Genus Bothrobelum Verhoeff, 1924
Subfamily Castanotheriinae Jeekel, 1974
Tribe Castanotheriini Jeekel, 1974
Genus Castanotherium Pocock, 1895
Genus Castanotheroides Chamberlin, 1921
Genus Cryxus Leach, 1814
Genus Indosphaera Attems, 1935
Tribe Indosphaerini Hoffman, 1976
Genus Kophosphaera Attems, 1935
Genus Leptoprotopus Silvestri, 1897
Genus Leptotelopus Silvestri, 1897
Tribe Prionobelini Hoffman, 1976
Genus Prionobelum Verhoeff, 1924
Genus Rajasphaera Attems, 1935
Subfamily Rajasphaerinae Hoffman, 1976
Genus Sechelliosoma Mauriès, 1980
Genus Sphaerobelum Verhoeff, 1924
Subfamily Sphaeropoeinae Brölemann, 1913
Genus Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833
Genus Zephronia Gray, 1832
Subfamily Zephroniinae Gray, 1843

» Tribe Sphaeropoeini Brölemann, 1913

» Genus Tigridosphaera Jeekel, 2000

» Tribe Zephroniini Gray, 1843

Genus Borneopoeus Verhoeff, 1924 accepted as Castanotherium Pocock, 1895 (junior subjective synonym)
Genus Chinosphaera Attems, 1936 accepted as Prionobelum Verhoeff, 1924
Genus Indosphaera Attems, 1936 accepted as Indosphaera Attems, 1935
Genus Lissosphaera Attems, 1943 accepted as Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833 (junior subjective synonym)
Genus Lophozephronia Attems, 1936 accepted as Leptotelopus Silvestri, 1897
Genus Luzonosphaera Wang, 1951 accepted as Castanotheroides Chamberlin, 1921
Genus Pantitherium Attems, 1932 accepted as Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833 (junior subjective synonym)
Genus Pulusphaera Attems, 1935 accepted as Castanotherium Pocock, 1895 (junior subjective synonym)
Genus Sphaeropaeus Brandt, 1833 accepted as Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833 (lapsus calami)
Genus Tonkinobelum Verhoeff, 1924 accepted as Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Jones, T. R. (1843). Article Myriapoda. In: Todd: Cyclopedia of Anatomy and Physiology, Vol. III. London (1839-1847), 1839-1847 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Spelda, J. (2021). MilliBase. Zephroniidae Gray in Jones, 1843. Accessed at: http://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888806 on 2023-09-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2016-11-03 08:23:38Z

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Sierwald, Petra

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original description Jones, T. R. (1843). Article Myriapoda. In: Todd: Cyclopedia of Anatomy and Physiology, Vol. III. London (1839-1847), 1839-1847 [details]

taxonomy source Wesener, T. (2016). The Giant Pill-Millipedes, order Sphaerotheriida – An annotated species catalogue with morphological atlas and list of apomorphies. Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 63: 1-107. [details]

taxonomy source Wesener, T.; VandenSpiegel, D. (2009). A first phylogenetic analysis of Giant Pill-Millipedes (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida), a new model Gondwanan taxon, with special emphasis on island gigantism. Cladistics. 25(6): 545-573., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00267.x [details]

taxonomy source Jeekel, C. A. W. (1974). The group taxonomy and geography of the Sphaerotheriida (Diplopoda). Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, 32: 41-52. London [details]

taxonomy source Wesener, T. (2016). Redescription and phylogenetic analysis of the type species of the giant pill-millipede genus Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833 (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Zephroniidae). Zootaxa. 4184(1): 141., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.9 [details]

taxonomy source Jeekel, C. A. W. (2001). A bibliographic catalogue of the Asiatic Sphaerotheriida (Diplopoda). Myriapod memoranda, 3: 5-38. Oisterwijk [details]

additional source Wesener, T.; Raupach, M. J.; Sierwald, P. (2010). The origins of the giant pill-millipedes from Madagascar (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Arthrosphaeridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57(3): 1184-1193., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.023 [details]

additional source Pocock, R. I. (1894). Chilopoda, Symphyla and Diplopoda from the Malay Archipelago. In: Weber, M.: Zoologische Ergebnisse einer Reise in Niederländisch Ost-Indien, Band 3, 307-404. Leiden, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47775117
page(s): 325 [details]

redescription Wesener, T. (2015). Infraclass Pentazonia Brandt, 1833. 370-381. In: Enghoff et al., Diplopoda - Taxonomic overview. Minelli, A. (ed.) The Myriapoda. Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. Vol 2, 482 pp, Brill.
page(s): 373; note: diagnosis [details]

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