Marine Species Traits - Spirobolus orophilus Chamberlin, 1943

Traits name details

Spirobolus orophilus Chamberlin, 1943

AphiaID

941161 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:941161)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Narceus annularis (Rafinesque, 1820)

Rank

Species

Parent

Spirobolus Brandt, 1833

Original name

Spirobolus orophilus Chamberlin, 1943

Environment

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

Original description

Chamberlin, R. V. (1943). On some genera and species of American millipeds. Bulletin of the University of Utah, Biological series, 8(2): 1-20
page(s): 9 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Spirobolus orophilus Chamberlin, 1943. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=941161 on 2026-08-15

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Spirobolus orophilus Chamberlin, 1943. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=941161 on 2026-08-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-01-19 09:46:04Z

created

Sierwald, Petra

2024-04-07 18:07:37Z

changed

Hennen, Derek

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Sources (6)

original description Chamberlin, R. V. (1943). On some genera and species of American millipeds. Bulletin of the University of Utah, Biological series, 8(2): 1-20
page(s): 9 [details]

additional source Sierwald, P.; Bond, J. E.; Gurda, G. T. (2005). The millipede type specimens in the Collections of the Field Museum of Natural History (Arthropoda: Diplopoda). Zootaxa, 1005: 3-61, available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1005.1.1/8674
page(s): 52; note: type data [details]

additional source Chamberlin, R. V. (1947). Some records and descriptions of diplopods chiefly in the collection of the academy. Proceedings of the Academy of natural Science of Philadelphia, 99: 21-58. Philadelphia
page(s): 46 [details]

additional source Causey, N. B. (1955). Spirobolidae (Spirobolida: Diplopoda) east of the Rocky Mountains. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 28(2): 69-80
page(s): 75 [details]

source of synonymy Keeton, W. T. (1960). A taxonomic study of the milliped family Spirobolidae (Diplopoda: Spirobolida). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 17: 1-146. Philadelphia
page(s): 66 [details]

source of synonymy 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): 40 [details]