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Spirostreptidae Pocock, 1894

888788  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888788)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Myriapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Diplopoda (Class)
  6. Chilognatha (Subclass)
  7. Helminthomorpha (Infraclass)
  8. Eugnatha (Subterclass)
  9. Juliformia (Superorder)
  10. Spirostreptida (Order)
  11. Spirostreptidea (Suborder)
  12. Spirostreptoidea (Superfamily)
  13. Spirostreptidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Choristostreptus Hoffman, 2008
  2. Genus Dendrostreptus Hoffman & Howell, 1983
  3. Genus Exallostreptus Hoffman, 1988
  4. Genus Guaporeptus Hoffman, 1988
  5. Genus Guyanostreptus Jeekel, 1999
  6. Genus Helictostreptus Hoffman, 2010
  7. Genus Hyloecostreptus Hoffman, 2005
  8. Genus Limnostreptus Hoffman, 2008
  9. Tribe Macrolenostreptini Hoffman & Howell, 1996
    1. Genus Elkestreptus Hoffman & Howell, 1996
    2. Genus Macrolenostreptus Attems, 1914
  10. Genus Mayastreptus Hoffman, 1998
  11. Tribe Metriostreptini Krabbe, 1982
    1. Genus Camaricoproctus Attems, 1926
    2. Genus Metriostreptus Silvestri, 1910
  12. Genus Namibostreptus Mwabvu, Hamer, Slotow & Barraclough, 2009
  13. Genus Obelostreptus Attems, 1909
  14. Tribe Orthogoneptini Chamberlin, 1941
    1. Genus Heterostreptus Schubart, 1968
    2. Genus Urostreptus Silvestri, 1897
  15. Tribe Perustreptini Verhoeff, 1941
    1. Genus Analocostreptus Silvestri, 1910
  16. Genus Principestreptus Hoffman, 1996
  17. Genus Pseudotibiozus Demange, 1970
  18. Genus Rondostreptus Hoffman, 2011
  19. Genus Sagmatostreptus Hoffman & Enghoff, 2011
  20. Genus Sechelleptus Mauriès, 1980
  21. Subfamily Spirostreptinae Brandt, 1833
    1. Tribe Spirostreptini Attems, 1909
      1. Genus Anethoporus Chamberlin, 1918
      2. Genus Aprosphylostreptus Hoffman, 1980
      3. Genus Archispirostreptus Silvestri, 1895
      4. Genus Aulonopygus Attems, 1914
      5. Genus Autostreptus Silvestri, 1905
      6. Genus Bicoxidens Attems, 1928
      7. Genus Brasilostreptus Verhoeff, 1938
      8. Genus Brevitibius Attems, 1950
      9. Genus Cacuminostreptus Mwabvu, 2010
      10. Genus Calathostreptus Schubart, 1959
      11. Genus Cearostreptus Schubart, 1945
      12. Genus Charactopygus De Saussure & Zehntner, 1902
      13. Genus Cladodeptus Chamberlin, 1941
      14. Genus Cladostreptus Brölemann, 1902
      15. Genus Demangeptus Mauriès, 1975
      16. Genus Dicyclostreptus Mauriès, 1975
      17. Genus Doratogonus Attems, 1914
      18. Genus Eiphorus Chamberlin, 1951
      19. Genus Epistreptus Silvestri, 1897
      20. Genus Eumekius Attems, 1914
      21. Genus Exospermitius Verhoeff, 1942
      22. Genus Globanus Attems, 1914
      23. Genus Gonepityche Hoffman & Knight, 1967
      24. Genus Gymnostreptus Brölemann, 1902
      25. Genus Haplogonopus Verhoeff, 1941
      26. Genus Helicogonus Verhoeff, 1943
      27. Genus Hemigymnostreptus Schubart, 1950
      28. Genus Heteropyge Silvestri, 1897
      29. Genus Humilistreptus Demange, 1958
      30. Genus Ischiotrichus Attems, 1950
      31. Genus Isophyllostreptus Brölemann, 1919
      32. Genus Isoporostreptus Silvestri, 1898
      33. Genus Kartinikus Attems, 1914
      34. Genus Lobogonus Demange, 1971
      35. Genus Mardonius Attems, 1914
      36. Genus Megagymnostreptus Schubart, 1950
      37. Genus Microtrullius Attems, 1950
      38. Genus Nanostreptus Silvestri, 1897
      39. Genus Nodopyge Brandt, 1841
      40. Genus Odontostreptus Attems, 1914
      41. Genus Ophistreptus Silvestri, 1897
      42. Genus Orthoporoides Krabbe, 1982
      43. Genus Orthoporus Silvestri, 1897
      44. Genus Otostreptus Attems, 1910
      45. Genus Plagiotaphrus Attems, 1914
      46. Genus Plusioporus Silvestri, 1895
      47. Genus Rhamphostreptus Schubart, 1969
      48. Genus Rhapidostreptus Silvestri, 1910
      49. Genus Sooretama Schubart, 1945
      50. Genus Sphaeromerus Attems, 1950
      51. Genus Spirocyclistus Brandt, 1833
      52. Genus Spiropoeus Brandt, 1833
      53. Genus Spirostreptus Brandt, 1833
      54. Genus Synophryostreptus Attems, 1926
      55. Genus Telodeinopus Verhoeff, 1941
      56. Genus Tibiozus Attems, 1950
      57. Genus Tomogonopus Sierwald & Mauriès, 2017
      58. Genus Treptogonostreptus Hoffman, 1984
      59. Genus Trichogonostreptus Carl, 1918
      60. Genus Tubostreptus Schubart, 1950
  22. Genus Taitastreptus VandenSpiegel, 2001
  23. Genus Thiangetastreptus Mwabvu & Vandenspiegel, 2007
  24. Tribe Trachystreptini Cook, 1896
    1. Genus Anastreptus Cook, 1896
    2. Genus Attemsostreptus Verhoeff, 1941
    3. Genus Bucinogonus Demange & Mauriès, 1975
    4. Genus Calostreptus Cook, 1896
    5. Genus Cochleostreptus Demange & Mauriès, 1975
    6. Genus Furcillogonus Demange & Mauriès, 1975
    7. Genus Lophostreptus Cook, 1895
    8. Genus Myostreptus Cook, 1896
    9. Genus Porostreptus Cook, 1896
    10. Genus Rutabulogonus Demange & Mauriès, 1975
    11. Genus Streptolus Chamberlin, 1951
    12. Genus Trachystreptus Cook, 1895
    13. Genus Udzungwastreptus Enghoff, 2024
  25. Genus Tropostreptus Enghoff, 2017
  26. Genus Vilcastreptus Hoffman, 1988
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47774842
page(s): 378; note: BHL: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47775117 [details] 
Sierwald, P.; Spelda, J. (2021). MilliBase. Spirostreptidae Pocock, 1894. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888788 on 2026-06-04
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Spirostreptidae Pocock, 1894. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888788 on 2026-06-04
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original description 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 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47774842
page(s): 378; note: BHL: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47775117 [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): 452; note: listed as a valid family in Table 16.1 [details] 

additional source Enghoff, H. (2023). A new distinct, disjunct giant millipede of the genus <em>Spirostreptus</em> Brandt, 1833, from Tanzania, and a solution for orphaned <em>Spirostreptus</em> species (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5389(2): 275-287., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5389.2.9
page(s): 276 [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): 196 [details] 

additional source Minelli, A. (2015). Treatise on Zoology – Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. <em>Brill, Leiden; Boston.</em> 482 pp.
page(s): 438 [details] 

additional source Jeekel, C. A. W. (1971). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum: A list of the genus and family-group names in the Class Diplopoda from the 10th edition of Linnaeus, 1758, to the end of 1957. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, 5: 1-412. Amsterdam, available online at https://nev.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mono-05-Jeekel-1970-OCR.pdf
page(s): 137; note: credits Brandt, 1833 as author of family name [details] 

additional source Attems, C. M. T. Graf von. (1914). Afrikanische Spirostreptiden nebst Überblick über die Spirostreptiden orbis terrarum. <em>Zoologica (Stuttgart).</em> 25(65-66): 1-235. Stuttgart., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Zoologica_25_65-66_0001-0233.pdf, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10232973
page(s): 53 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): 92 [details] 

additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1990). Diplopoda. In: Dindal, D. L.: Soil Biology Guide, 835-860. New York
page(s): 845 [details] 

additional source Krabbe, E. (1982). Systematik der Spirostreptidae (Diplopoda, Spirostreptomorpha). Abhandlungen und Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (N.F.), 24: 1-476. Hamburg [details] 
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