Heptium
| Heptium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Callipodida |
| Family: | Tynommatidae |
| Tribe: | Colactidini |
| Genus: | Loomis, 1937 |
Heptium is a genus of crested millipedes in the family Schizopetalidae. There are at least two described species in Heptium.[1][2]
Species
- Heptium carinellum Loomis, 1937
- Heptium scamillatum Loomis, 1937
References
- ^ "Browse Heptium". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Retrieved 2018-02-24.
Further reading
- Lee, Paul; Harding, P. (2006). Atlas of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. Vol. 59. Pensoft.
- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History.
- Foddai, Donatella; Dallai, Romano (1995). Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda, Symphyla. Calderini.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.