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Antichiropus
Sign in to saveAntichiropus is a genus of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae. The genus is very distinctive in the form of the gonopod, which is typically coiled through at least a full circle. It is probably endemic to Australia. Some species have small ranges of less than 10000 km2, classifying them as short-range endemic invertebrates.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassDiplopoda
- OrderPolydesmida
- FamilyParadoxosomatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,270
- Family
- Paradoxosomatidae
- Collections
- USNM, NMV, AM, WAM, QM
- Recorded in
- Myanmar, Australia
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Antichiropus is a genus of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae. The genus is very distinctive in the form of the gonopod, which is typically coiled through at least a full circle. It is probably endemic to Australia. Some species have small ranges of less than 10000 km2, classifying them as short-range endemic invertebrates.
==See also== Antichiropus fossulifrons (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia Antichiropus humphreysi (Shear, 1992) – Western Australia Antichiropus mammilifer (Jeekel, 1982) – South Australia Antichiropus minimus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia Antichiropus monacanthus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia Antichiropus nanus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia Antichiropus sulcatus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia Antichiropus variabilis (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia Antichiropus whistleri (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
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