Millipedes, myriapods of the class Diplopoda, contain approximately 12,000 described species organized into 16 extant orders and approximately 140 families. This list is based on Shear, 2011, sorted alphabetically by order and taxonomically within order.
Note: The names of millipede orders end in "-ida"; suborders end in "-idea". Superfamilies end in "-oidea", while families end in "-idae".
Callipodida
Suborder Callipodidea Callipodidae Suborder Schizopetalidea Abacionidae Caspiopetalidae Dorypetalidae Paracortinidae Schizopetalidae Suborder Sinocallipodidea Sinocallipodidae
Chordeumatida
Suborder Chordeumatidea Superfamily Chordeumatoidea Chordeumatidae Speophilosomatidae
Suborder Craspedosomatidea Superfamily Anthroleucosomatoidea Anthroleucosomatidae Haasiidae Origmatogonidae Vandeleumatidae Superfamily Brannerioidea Brachychaeteumatidae Branneriidae Chamaesomatidae Golovatchiidae Heterolatzeliidae Kashmireumatidae Macrochaeteumatidae Niponiosomatidae Tingupidae Trachygonidae Superfamily Cleidogonoidea Biokoviellidae Cleidogonidae Entomobielziidae Lusitaniosomatidae Opisthocheiridae Trichopetalidae Superfamily Craspedosomatoidea Attemsiidae Craspedosomatidae Haplobainosomatidae Superfamily Haaseoidea Haaseidae Superfamily Neoatractosomatoidea Altajellidae Faginidae Hoffmaneumatidae Mastigophorophyllidae Neoatractosomatidae Superfamily Verhoeffioidea Verhoeffiidae
Suborder Heterochordeumatidea Superfamily Conotyloidea Adritylidae Conotylidae Superfamily Diplomaragnoidea Diplomaragnidae Superfamily Heterochordeumatoidea Eudigonidae Heterochordeumatidae Megalotylidae Metopidiotrichidae Peterjohnsiidae Superfamily Pygmaeosomatoidea Lankasomatidae Pygmaeosomatidae
Suborder Striariidea Superfamily Caseyoidea Caseyidae Urochordeumatidae Superfamily Striarioidea Apterouridae Buotidae Rhiscosomididae Striariidae
Glomerida Auth.: Leach, 1814; the "pill millipedes"
Glomeridae Glomeridellidae Trachysphaeridae (=Doderiidae) - monotypic Trachysphaera
Glomeridesmida Glomeridesmidae Termitodesmidae
Julida Superfamily Blaniuloidea Blaniulidae Galliobatidae Okeanobatidae Zosteractinidae Superfamily Juloidea Julidae Rhopaloiulidae Trichoblaniulidae Trichonemasomatidae Superfamily Nemasomatoidea Chelojulidae Nemasomatidae Pseudonemasomatidae Telsonemasomatidae
Superfamily Paeromopodoidea Aprosphylosomatidae Paeromopodidae Superfamily Parajuloidea Mongoliulidae Parajulidae
Platydesmida
Andrognathidae Platydesmidae
Polydesmida
Suborder Chelodesmidea (=Leptodesmidea) Superfamily Chelodesmoidea Chelodesmidae Superfamily Platyrhacoidea Aphelidesmidae Platyrhacidae Superfamily Rhachodesmoidea Rhachodesmidae Tridontomidae Superfamily Sphaeriodesmoidea Campodesmidae Holistophallidae Sphaeriodesmidae Superfamily Xystodesmoidea
Eurymerodesmidae Euryuridae Gomphodesmidae Oxydesmidae Xystodesmidae
Suborder Dalodesmidea Dalodesmidae Vaalogonopodidae
Suborder Paradoxosomatidea (=Strongylosomatidea) Paradoxosomatidae
Suborder Polydesmidea
Infraorder Oniscodesmoides
Superfamily Oniscodesmoidea Dorsoporidae Oniscodesmidae Superfamily Pyrgodesmoidea Ammodesmidae Cyrtodesmidae Pyrgodesmidae
Infraorder Polydesmoides Superfamily Haplodesmoidea Haplodesmidae Superfamily Opisotretoidea Opisotretidae Polydesmidae Cryptodesmidae Polydesmidae Superfamily Trichopolydesmoidea Fuhrmannodesmidae Macrosternodesmidae Nearctodesmidae
Polyxenida
Superfamily Polyxenoidea Hypogexenidae Lophoproctidae Polyxenidae Superfamily Synxenoidea Synxenidae
Polyzoniida
Hirudisomatidae Polyzoniidae Siphonotidae
Siphoniulida Siphoniulidae
Siphonocryptida Siphonocryptidae
Siphonophorida
Siphonophoridae Siphonorhinidae
Sphaerotheriida
Arthrosphaeridae Procyliosomatidae Sphaerotheriidae Zephroniidae
Spirobolida
Suborder Spirobolidea
Allopocockiidae Atopetholidae Floridobolidae Hoffmanobolidae Messicobolidae Pseudospirobolellidae Rhinocricidae Spirobolellidae Spirobolidae Typhlobolellidae
Suborder Trigoniulidea Pachybolidae Trigoniulidae
Spirostreptida
Suborder Cambalidea Cambalidae Cambalopsidae Choctellidae Iulomorphidae Pseudonannolenidae
Suborder Spirostreptidea
Superfamily Odontopygoidea Atopogestidae Odontopygidae Superfamily Spirostreptoidea Adiaphorostreptidae Harpagophoridae Spirostreptidae
Stemmiulida
Stemmiulidae
See also Extinct millipede groups Archipolypoda Arthropleuridea
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