Chamberlineptus
Genus of millipedes
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Chamberlineptus morechalensis, the sole species of the genus Chamberlineptus is a spirostreptid millipede from Venezuela. Individuals are around 10 cm (3.9 in) long and 5.4 to 7 mm (0.21 to 0.28 in) in diameter.[1] C. morechalensis was described in 1954 by Nell B. Causey, described as similar to the spirostreptid Andineptus in the structure of the gonopods (male reproductive appendages).[1] However, J. M. Demange (1970) and Jean-Paul Mauriès (1975) considered both Chamberlineptus and Andineptus to be taxonomic synonyms, or at least subgenera, of Orthoporus.[2][3]
| Chamberlineptus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Spirostreptida |
| Family: | Spirostreptidae |
| Genus: | Chamberlineptus Causey, 1954 |
| Species: | C. morechalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chamberlineptus morechalensis Causey, 1954 | |
