Species Conotyla blakei

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Print References · Works Cited

Cave dwelling Millipede - Conotyla blakei

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)

Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)

Order Chordeumatida

Family Conotylidae

Genus Conotyla

Species blakei (Conotyla blakei)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Proconotyla blakei Verhoeff, 1932

Conotyla vaga Loomis, 1939

Explanation of Names

Conotyla blakei (Verhoeff, 1932)

Size

18 mm

Identification

Pregonopodal legs strongly thickened; leg 4 without a femoral knob; leg 7 with a strong femoral knob.

Range

Widely distributed in the northeastern US: Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia

Habitat

Often found in caves, but also aboveground.

Season

Most often found in winter

Print References

(1)

Works Cited

1.	The milliped family Conotylidae in North America, with a description of the new family Adritylidae (Diplopoda: Chordeumida) Shear, W. A. 1971. Bulletin of The Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Contributed by tom murray on 27 April, 2007 - 7:54pm
Additional contributions by DerekHennen
Last updated 6 July, 2015 - 7:17pm

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