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Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844. In: Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification.
By William Shear
Zootaxa, 3148, 159–164., 2011
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Shear, W. (2011). Class Diplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa, 3148, 159–164.

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Shear recognizes approximately 147 families, 1,868 genera and 7,753 species.
Contributed by Sam McNally on 6 October, 2013 - 2:05pm
Last updated 12 October, 2013 - 7:18pm

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