''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of
pill millipede
Pill millipedes are any members of two living (and one extinct) orders of millipedes, often grouped together into a single superorder, Oniscomorpha. The name Oniscomorpha refers to the millipedes' resemblance to certain woodlice (Oniscidea), also ...
found in
Australia and
New Zealand
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. Formerly classified in the family
Sphaerotheriidae
Sphaerotheriidae is a family of giant pill millipedes of the class Diplopoda. Millipedes of this family are distributed in southern Africa.
Selected genera
:''Sphaerotherium'' Brandt, 1833, 54 species, South Africa, Zimbabwe
:'' Kylindotherium'' ...
, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the
family
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Procyliosomatidae.
Species
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Procyliosoma andersoni
''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of pill millipede found in Australia and New Zealand. Formerly classified in the family Sphaerotheriidae, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the family Procyliosomatidae.
Species
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(Verhoeff, 1928) –
New South Wales
)
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Procyliosoma aurivillii
''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of pill millipede found in Australia and New Zealand. Formerly classified in the family Sphaerotheriidae, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the family Procyliosomatidae.
Species
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Silvestri, 1917 –
Queensland
)
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Procyliosoma castaneum
''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of pill millipede found in Australia and New Zealand. Formerly classified in the family Sphaerotheriidae, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the family Procyliosomatidae.
Species
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(Verhoeff, 1924) –
Queensland
)
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, subdivision_type = Country
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, established_title = Before federation
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Procyliosoma delacyi
''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of pill millipede found in Australia and New Zealand. Formerly classified in the family Sphaerotheriidae, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the family Procyliosomatidae.
Species
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''
(White, 1859) –
New Zealand
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Procyliosoma dorrigense
''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of pill millipede found in Australia and New Zealand. Formerly classified in the family Sphaerotheriidae, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the family Procyliosomatidae.
Species
* '' ...
''
(Verhoeff, 1928) –
New South Wales
)
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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Procyliosoma leae
''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of pill millipede found in Australia and New Zealand. Formerly classified in the family Sphaerotheriidae, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the family Procyliosomatidae.
Species
* '' ...
''
Silvestri, 1917 –
Tasmania
)
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* ''
Procyliosoma leiosomum
''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of pill millipede found in Australia and New Zealand. Formerly classified in the family Sphaerotheriidae, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the family Procyliosomatidae.
Species
* '' ...
''
Hutton, 1877 –
New Zealand
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Procyliosoma tasmanicum
''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of pill millipede found in Australia and New Zealand. Formerly classified in the family Sphaerotheriidae, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the family Procyliosomatidae.
Species
* '' ...
''
Silvestri, 1917 –
Tasmania
)
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* ''
Procyliosoma tuberculatum
''Procyliosoma tuberculatum'' is a giant pill millipede of the family Procyliosomatidae, endemic to New Zealand. Two subspecies are recognised – ''P. t. tuberculatum'' and ''P. t. westlandicum''.
''Procyliosoma tuberculatum'' can grow up to ...
''
Silvestri, 1917 –
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...
* ''
Procyliosoma walesianum
''Procyliosoma'' is a genus of pill millipede found in Australia and New Zealand. Formerly classified in the family Sphaerotheriidae, in 2009 ''Procyliosoma'' was reclassified as the only genus in the family Procyliosomatidae.
Species
* '' ...
''
(Karsch, 1881) –
New South Wales
)
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
References
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Sphaerotheriida
Millipedes of Oceania
Millipede genera
Taxa named by Filippo Silvestri
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