Furcillaria
Sign in to saveFurcillaria is listed a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae by several references. In 2021, however, authorities deemed Furcillaria to be a junior synonym of Sigmoria. Accordingly, other references reject Furcillaria as a valid genus.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassDiplopoda
- OrderPolydesmida
- FamilyXystodesmidae
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Furcillaria is listed a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae by several references. In 2021, however, authorities deemed Furcillaria to be a junior synonym of Sigmoria. Accordingly, other references reject Furcillaria as a valid genus.
==Species== The genus Furcillaria includes the following four species: Furcillaria aequalis Shelley, 1981 Furcillaria convoluta Shelley, 1981 Furcillaria laminata Shelley, 1981 Furcillaria thrinax (Shelley, 1982)
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