Auturus

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Euryuridae
Genus: Auturus
Chamberlin, 1942

Species

These 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
  1. "Auturus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Auturus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading
  • 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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