Synxenidae

Synxenidae is a family of bristly millipedes (Polyxenida). Three genera and around 10 species are known. Synxenids possess 15 or 17 pairs of legs, with the last two pair modified for small jumps.[1]

Synxenidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Present
Phryssonotus brevicapensis
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Synxenoidea

Silvestri, 1923
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Synxenidae

Silvestri, 1923
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References

  1. Condé, Bruno; Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, Monique (2008). "Classification actuelle des diplopodes pénicillates (myriapodes) avec nouvelles définitions des taxa" (PDF). Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France. 133 (4): 291–302.


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