Tynommatidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. There are about 12 genera and more than 30 described species in Tynommatidae, found mainly in western North America.
Tynommatidae was formerly considered a subfamily (Tynommatinae) of Schizopetalidae, but has been elevated in rank to family, and includes North American millipedes from the family Schizopetalidae.
Genera
These 12 genera belong to the family Tynommatidae:
- Aspidiophon <small>Shelley, 2000</small>
- Caliactis <small>Shelley, 1996</small>
- Colactis <small>Loomis, 1937</small>
- Colactoides <small>Shelley, 1997</small>
- Diactis <small>Loomis, 1937</small>
- Etiron <small>Chamberlin, 1941</small>
- Florea <small>Shelley, 1996</small>
- Heptium <small>Loomis, 1937</small>
- Idrionaria <small>Shelley, 1996</small>
- Mexicopetalum <small>Stoev & Shelley, 2009</small>
- Texophon <small>Chamberlin, 1946</small>
- Tynomma <small>Loomis, 1937</small>
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