Marine Species Traits - Docodesmus brodzinskyi Shear, 1981

Traits taxon details

Docodesmus brodzinskyi Shear, 1981

AphiaID

938327 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:938327)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Docodesmus Cook, 1896

Original name

Docodesmus brodzinskyi Shear, 1981

Environment

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

Original description

Shear, W. A. (1981). Two fossil millipeds from the Dominican amber (Diplopoda; Chytodesmidae, Siphonophoridae). Myriapodologica, 1(5): 51-54. Radford
page(s): 53 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Docodesmus brodzinskyi Shear, 1981. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=938327 on 2026-01-21

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Docodesmus brodzinskyi Shear, 1981. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=938327 on 2026-01-21

Taxonomic edit history

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2017-01-19 09:46:04Z

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original description Shear, W. A. (1981). Two fossil millipeds from the Dominican amber (Diplopoda; Chytodesmidae, Siphonophoridae). Myriapodologica, 1(5): 51-54. Radford
page(s): 53 [details]

additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 482 [details]

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