Antichiropus

Antichiropus is a genus of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae. The genus is very distinctive in the form of the gonopod, which is typically coiled through at least a full circle.[1] It is probably endemic to Australia. Some species have small ranges of less than 10000 km2, classifying them as short-range endemic invertebrates.

Not to be confused with Anticheiropus.

Antichiropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Myriapoda
Class:
Diplopoda
Order:
Polydesmida
Family:
Paradoxosomatidae
Genus:
Antichiropus

Attems, 1911

See also
  • Antichiropus fossulifrons (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
  • Antichiropus humphreysi (Shear, 1992) – Western Australia
  • Antichiropus mammilifer (Jeekel, 1982) – South Australia
  • Antichiropus minimus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
  • Antichiropus monacanthus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
  • Antichiropus nanus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
  • Antichiropus sulcatus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
  • Antichiropus variabilis (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
  • Antichiropus whistleri (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia

References
  1. William A. Shear (1992). "A new genus and two new species of millipedes from the Cape Range, Western Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 15 (4): 777–784.


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