Merodesmus compactilis (Gerstäcker, 1873) Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Arthropoda class Diplopoda order Polydesmida family Gomphodesmidae genus Merodesmus species Merodesmus compactilis Name Synonyms Astrodesmus compactilis (Gerstäcker, 1873) Aulodesmus compactilis (Gerstäcker, 1873) Eurydesmus compactilis Gerstäcker, 1873 Eurydesmus compactilus Gerstaecker, 1873 Homonyms Merodesmus compactilis (Gerstäcker, 1873)