Gomphodesmidae
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| Gomphodesmidae | |
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| Tymbodesmus falcatus from Burkina Faso | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Suborder: | Leptodesmidea |
| Superfamily: | Xystodesmoidea |
| Family: | Gomphodesmidae Cook, 1896 |
| Synonyms | |
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Eurydesminae Attems, 1898 | |
Gomphodesmidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polydesmida, containing around 55 genera and 150 species.[1][2] The family is native to Africa, and occurs primarily in savanna habitat (open-canopy grasslands) from South Africa north to Senegal and Ethiopia.[3]
