Geophiloidea
| Geophiloidea | |
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| Geophilus sp. from Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Suborder: | Adesmata |
| Superfamily: | Geophiloidea |
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Geophiloidea is a superfamily in the order Geophilomorpha and suborder Adesmata containing the families Zelanophilidae, Gonibregmatidae (including Eriphantidae and Neogeophilidae), and Geophilidae (including Aphilodontidae, Dignathodontidae, Linotaeniidae, Chilenophilinae, and Macronicophilidae). This superfamily is characterized by an epipharynx with a bilobate border separating the clypeal and the labral parts, spines on the hypopharynx extending to most frontal and ventral parts, and mandibles with a single, pectinate lamella.
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