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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Classis: Diplopoda
Subclassis: Chilognatha
Infraclassis: Helminthomorpha
Superordo: Diplocheta
Ordo: Spirostreptida

Familia: Spirostreptidae
Genus: Alloporus
Species: A. americanus – A. annulipes – A. bilobatus – A. capricornis – A. carinulatus – A. castaneus – A. circulus – A. dissimilis – A. falcatus – A. fallax – A. furculifer – A. gilvitarsus – A. hamifer – A. impatulus – A. intermedius – A. kindanus – A. krausi – A. levigatus – A. major – A. multiannulatus – A. nigricollis – A. peregrinus – A. porathi – A. rhodesianus – A. rugifrons – A. transvaalensis – A. uncinatus

Alloporus is a genus of giant millipedes that live in deserts.[1] It contains the following species:[2]

Alloporus americanus Silvestri, 1895
Alloporus annulipes (Carl, 1917)
Alloporus bilobatus Schubart 1966
Alloporus capricornis (Attems, 1928)
Alloporus carinulatus Attems, 1950
Alloporus castaneus Attems, 1928
Alloporus circulus Attems, 1914
Alloporus dissimilis Porat, 1872
Alloporus falcatus Attems 1928
Alloporus fallax Attems 1934
Alloporus furculifer Lawrence 1965
Alloporus gilvitarsus (Attems, 1914)
Alloporus hamifer Attems 1950
Alloporus impatulus Karsch 1881
Alloporus intermedius (Attems, 1934)
Alloporus kindanus (Attems, 1953)
Alloporus krausi Lawrence 1965
Alloporus levigatus Attems 1928
Alloporus major Lawrence 1965
Alloporus multiannulatus (Carl, 1909)
Alloporus nigricollis Schubart, 1947
Alloporus peregrinus Lawrence 1965
Alloporus porathi Karsch, 1881
Alloporus rhodesianus Chamberlin, 1927
Alloporus rugifrons Attems, 1928
Alloporus transvaalensis Schubart, 1966
Alloporus uncinatus Attems, 1914

References

E. B. Edney (1996). "Animals of the desert". In Edwin Sherbon Hills (ed.). Arid Lands: a Geographical Appraisal. Taylor & Francis. pp. 181–218.
"Alloporus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved March 26, 2011.

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