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Zephroniidae

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Diplopoda
order
Sphaerotheriida
family
Zephroniidae

Name

Synonyms
Sphaeropoeidae
Homonyms
Zephroniidae

Bibliographic References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory, 2007 version. Available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/ .
  2. Jeekel, C. A. W. (1974). The group taxonomy and geography of the Sphaerotheriida (Diplopoda). Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, 32: 41-52. London
  3. Jeekel, C. A. W. (2001). A bibliographic catalogue of the Asiatic Sphaerotheriida (Diplopoda). Myriapod memoranda, 3: 5-38. Oisterwijk
  4. Jones, T. R. (1843). Article Myriapoda. In: Todd: Cyclopedia of Anatomy and Physiology, Vol. III. London (1839-1847), 1839-1847
  5. 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
  6. SysTax
  7. Wesener, T. (2016). Redescription and phylogenetic analysis of the type species of the giant pill-millipede genus Sphaeropoeus Brandt, 1833 (Diplopoda, Sphaerotheriida, Zephroniidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4184(1): 141. 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.9
  8. Wesener, T. (2016). The Giant Pill-Millipedes, order Sphaerotheriida – An annotated species catalogue with morphological atlas and list of apomorphies. <em>Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum.</em> 63: 1-107.
  9. Wesener, T.; Raupach, M. J.; Sierwald, P. (2010). The origins of the giant pill-millipedes from Madagascar (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Arthrosphaeridae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 57(3): 1184-1193. 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.023
  10. Wesener, T.; VandenSpiegel, D. (2009). A first phylogenetic analysis of Giant Pill-Millipedes (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida), a new model Gondwanan taxon, with special emphasis on island gigantism. <em>Cladistics.</em> 25(6): 545-573. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00267.x
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