Marine Species Traits - Zoosphaerium sakanum (Attems, 1910)

Traits taxon details

Zoosphaerium sakanum (Attems, 1910)

AphiaID

1025723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1025723)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Zoosphaerium Pocock, 1895

Original name

Sphaerotherium sakanum Attems, 1910

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Zoosphaerium sakanum (Attems, 1910). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1025723 on 2026-05-06

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Zoosphaerium sakanum (Attems, 1910). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1025723 on 2026-05-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-08-02 13:30:38Z

created

Spelda, Jörg

2017-09-06 08:50:17Z

changed

Spelda, Jörg

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[clear cache]

additional source Jeekel, C. A. W. (1999). A new pill-millipede from Madagascar, with a catalogue of the species hithero described from the island (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida). Myriapod memoranda, 1: 5-21. Amsterdam
page(s): 12; note: listed as Zoosphaerium sakananum [details]

additional source Enghoff, H. (2003). Diplopoda, Millipedes. In: Goodman, S.G. & Benstead, J.P. (eds.): The Natural History of Madagascar – The University of Chicago Press, 1760, 617-627
page(s): 620; note: listed as Zoosphaerium sakanum [details]

redescription Wesener, T.; Wägele, J. W. (2008). The giant pill-millipedes of Madagascar: revision of the genus Zoosphaerium (Myriapoda, Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida). Zoosystema, 30(1): 5-85 [details]

Definitions

To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)