Auturus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Euryuridae. There are about 11 described species in Auturus.[1][2][3][4]
| Auturus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Euryuridae |
| Genus: | Auturus Chamberlin, 1942 |
Species
editThese 11 species belong to the genus Auturus:
- Auturus becki Chamberlin, 1951
- Auturus dixianus Chamberlin, 1942
- Auturus erythropygos (Brandt, 1839)
- Auturus evides (Bollman, 1887)
- Auturus florus Causey, 1950
- Auturus georgianus Chamberlin
- Auturus louisianus (Chamberlin, 1918)
- Auturus mcclurkini Causey, 1955
- Auturus mimetes Chamberlin, 1942
- Auturus phanus Chamberlin, 1942
- Auturus scotius Chamberlin, 1942
References
edit- ^ "Auturus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Auturus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Auturus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
edit- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
- Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
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