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Millipedes, myriapods of the class Diplopoda, contain approximately 12,000 described species organized into 16 extant orders and approximately 140 families. This list is based on Shear, 2011,[1] sorted alphabetically by order and taxonomically within order.
Note: The names of millipede orders end in "-ida"; suborders end in "-idea". Superfamilies end in "-oidea", while families end in "-idae".[2]
Suborder Callipodidea
Suborder Schizopetalidea
Suborder Sinocallipodidea
Suborder Chordeumatidea
Superfamily Chordeumatoidea
Suborder Craspedosomatidea
Superfamily Anthroleucosomatoidea
Superfamily Brannerioidea
- Brachychaeteumatidae
- Branneriidae
- Chamaesomatidae
- Golovatchiidae
- Heterolatzeliidae
- Kashmireumatidae
- Macrochaeteumatidae
- Niponiosomatidae
- Tingupidae
- Trachygonidae
Superfamily Cleidogonoidea
Superfamily Craspedosomatoidea
Superfamily Haaseoidea
Superfamily Neoatractosomatoidea
Superfamily Verhoeffioidea
Suborder Heterochordeumatidea
Superfamily Conotyloidea
Superfamily Diplomaragnoidea
Superfamily Heterochordeumatoidea
Superfamily Pygmaeosomatoidea
Suborder Striariidea
Superfamily Caseyoidea
Superfamily Striarioidea
Auth.: Leach, 1814; the "pill millipedes"
- Glomeridae
- Glomeridellidae
- Trachysphaeridae (=Doderiidae) - monotypic Trachysphaera Heller, 1858
Superfamily Blaniuloidea
Superfamily Juloidea
Superfamily Nemasomatoidea
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Superfamily Paeromopodoidea
Superfamily Parajuloidea
Suborder Chelodesmidea (=Leptodesmidea)
Superfamily Chelodesmoidea
Superfamily Platyrhacoidea
Superfamily Rhachodesmoidea
Superfamily Sphaeriodesmoidea
- Campodesmidae
Tymbodesmus falcatus (Gomphodesmidae), Burkina Faso - Holistophallidae
- Sphaeriodesmidae
Superfamily Xystodesmoidea
Suborder Dalodesmidea
Suborder Paradoxosomatidea (=Strongylosomatidea)
Suborder Polydesmidea
Infraorder Oniscodesmoides
Ammodesmus granum (Ammodesmidae), West Africa
Nephopyrgodesmus eungella (Pyrgodesmidae), Australia
Superfamily Oniscodesmoidea
Superfamily Pyrgodesmoidea
Infraorder Polydesmoides
Superfamily Haplodesmoidea
Superfamily Opisotretoidea
Superfamily Trichopolydesmoidea
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Superfamily Polyxenoidea
Superfamily Synxenoidea
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Suborder Spirobolidea
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Suborder Trigoniulidea
Suborder Cambalidea
Suborder Spirostreptidea
Superfamily Odontopygoidea
Superfamily Spirostreptoidea
Extinct millipede groups
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