Chamberlinia is a monotypic genus of centipedes belonging to the family Oryidae. Centipedes in this genus are about 10 cm long, have 67 to 113 pairs of legs, and are found in Angola.[1] The only species is Chamberlinia lineata.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Oryidae |
| Genus: | Chamberlinia Machado, 1951 |
| Species: | C. lineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chamberlinia lineata Machado, 1951
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The taxon is named after American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.
References
edit- ^ Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Chamberlinia Machado, 1951". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 June 2021.