HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE PHYLUM ONYCHOPHORA (GRUBE 1853)
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| The onychophorans today are but a remnant of a former diverse group. Thus, they like the priapulids, have a problematic taxonomy. Meglitsch and Schram (1991) recognize taxa no higher than the family level. Most other sources (e.g. Brusca and Brusca 2003; Ruppert et al. 2004) do not even attempt to present a taxonomy. I have given a provisional taxonomy with a single class (Onycophorida) and two orders: Paronynychophora (all extinct) and Euonychophora. This system does not include the problematic xenusians. |
CLASS ONYCHOPHORIDA (2 ORDERS)
- Onychodictyon
- Cretoperipatus, Eoperipatus, Epiperipatus, Heteroperipatus, Macroperipatus, Mesoperipatus, Oroperipatus, Peripatus, Plicatoperipatus, Speleoperipatus, Typhloperipatus
- Acanthokara, Aethrikos, Akthinothele, Anoplokaros, Austroperipatus, Baeothele, Centrorumis, Cephalofovea, Critolaus, Dactylothele, Dystactotylos, Euperipatoides, Florelliceps, Hylonomoipos, Konothele, Lathropatus, Leuropezos, Mantonipatus, Metaperipatus, Minyplanetes, Nodocapitus, Occiperipatoides, Ooperipatellus, Ooperipatus, Opisthopatus, Paraperipatus, Paropisthopatus, Paropisthopatus, Peripatoides, Peripatopsis, Phallocephale, Planipallipus, Regimitra, Ruhbergia, Sphenoparme, Symperipatus, Tasmania, Tasmanipatus, Tetrameraden, Vescerro, Wambalana
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| By Jack R. Holt and Carlos A. Iudica. Last revised: 02/04/2012 |
