Marine Species Traits - Polyzoniidae Gervais, 1844

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Polyzoniidae Gervais, 1844

AphiaID

888765 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888765)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Polyzonium Brandt, 1837

Parent

Polyzoniida

Direct children (12)

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Subfamily Buzoniinae Shelley, 1998
1. Tribe Bdellozoniini Shelley, 1998
  1. Genus Bdellozonium Cook & Loomis, 1928
  2. Genus Stenozonium Shelley, 1998
2. Tribe Buzoniini Shelley, 1998
  1. Genus Buzonium Cook & Loomis, 1928
Subfamily Polyzoniinae Newport, 1844
1. Tribe Petaserpetini
  1. Genus Petaserpes Cope, 1870
2. Tribe Polyzoniini Newport, 1844
  1. Genus Angarozonium Shelley, 1998
  2. Genus Polyzonium Brandt, 1837

Environment

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

Original description

Gervais, P. (1844). Études sur les Myriapodes. Annales des Sciences naturelles, série 3, 2: 51-80, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2272843
page(s): 70 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Polyzoniidae Gervais, 1844. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888765 on 2026-04-02

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Polyzoniidae Gervais, 1844. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888765 on 2026-04-02

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original description Gervais, P. (1844). Études sur les Myriapodes. Annales des Sciences naturelles, série 3, 2: 51-80, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2272843
page(s): 70 [details]

taxonomy source Minelli, A. (2015). Treatise on Zoology – Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. <em>Brill, Leiden; Boston.</em> 482 pp.
page(s): 448; note: listed as a valid family in Table 16.1 [details]

additional source Mateos, Eduardo. (2021). First record of the Family Polyzoniidae Newport, 1844 (Diplopoda, Polyzoniida) in the Iberian Peninsula. Graellsia, 77 (1): 129, available online at https://graellsia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/graellsia/article/view/645 [details]

additional source Shelley, R. M. (2003). A revised, annotated, family-level classification of the Diplopoda. Arthropoda Selecta, 11(3): 187-207. Moscow
page(s): 195; note: justifies authorship of taxon [details]

additional source Kime, R. D.; Enghoff, H. (2011). Atlas of European Millipedes (Class Diplopoda) Volume 1 Orders Polyxenida, Glomerida, Platydesmida, Siphonocryptida, Polyzoniida, Callipodida, Polydesmida. <em>Fauna Europaea Evertebrata.</em> 3: 1-282; June 2011.
page(s): 42 [details]

additional source Shelley, R. M. (1998). The milliped family Polyzoniidae in North America, with a classification of the global fauna (Diplopoda Polyzoniida). Arthropoda Selecta, 6(3-4): 3-34. Moscow [details]

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