Marine Species Traits - Pterodesminae Cook, 1895

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Pterodesminae Cook, 1895

AphiaID

888932 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888932)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 1880

Synonymised names

Pterodesmidae Cook, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Tribe Lampodesmini Hoffman, 1973
1. Genus Gypsodesmus Cook, 1896
2. Genus Lampodesmus Cook, 1896
Tribe Ophrydesmini Hoffman, 1973
1. Genus Ophrydesmus Cook, 1896
Tribe Pterodesmini Cook, 1895
1. Genus Aporodesmus Porat, 1894
2. Genus Nimbaporodesmus Demange & Mauriès, 1975
3. Genus Pterodesmus Cook, 1896

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Pterodesminae Cook, 1895. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888932 on 2025-11-15

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Pterodesminae Cook, 1895. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888932 on 2025-11-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2016-11-03 12:06:36Z

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Sierwald, Petra

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original description (of Pterodesmidae Cook, 1896) Cook, O. F. (1896). A new diplopod fauna in Liberia. American Naturalist, 30: 413-420, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41431949, https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/276402
page(s): 417 [details]

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