List of millipede families

Millipedes, myriapods of the class Diplopoda, contain approximately 12,000 described species organized into 16 extant orders and approximately 140 families. This list is based on Shear, 2011, sorted alphabetically by order and taxonomically within order.

Note: The names of millipede orders end in "-ida"; suborders end in "-idea". Superfamilies end in "-oidea", while families end in "-idae".

Callipodida
Suborder Callipodidea Suborder Schizopetalidea Suborder Sinocallipodidea
 * Callipodidae
 * Abacionidae
 * Caspiopetalidae
 * Dorypetalidae
 * Paracortinidae
 * Schizopetalidae
 * Sinocallipodidae

Suborder Chordeumatidea
Superfamily Chordeumatoidea
 * Chordeumatidae
 * Speophilosomatidae

Suborder Craspedosomatidea
Superfamily Anthroleucosomatoidea Superfamily Brannerioidea Superfamily Cleidogonoidea Superfamily Craspedosomatoidea Superfamily Haaseoidea Superfamily Neoatractosomatoidea Superfamily Verhoeffioidea
 * Anthroleucosomatidae
 * Haasiidae
 * Origmatogonidae
 * Vandeleumatidae
 * Brachychaeteumatidae
 * Branneriidae
 * Chamaesomatidae
 * Golovatchiidae
 * Heterolatzeliidae
 * Kashmireumatidae
 * Macrochaeteumatidae
 * Niponiosomatidae
 * Tingupidae
 * Trachygonidae
 * Biokoviellidae
 * Cleidogonidae
 * Entomobielziidae
 * Lusitaniosomatidae
 * Opisthocheiridae
 * Trichopetalidae
 * Attemsiidae
 * Craspedosomatidae
 * Haplobainosomatidae
 * Haaseidae
 * Altajellidae
 * Faginidae
 * Hoffmaneumatidae
 * Mastigophorophyllidae
 * Neoatractosomatidae
 * Verhoeffiidae

Suborder Heterochordeumatidea
Superfamily Conotyloidea Superfamily Diplomaragnoidea Superfamily Heterochordeumatoidea Superfamily Pygmaeosomatoidea
 * Adritylidae
 * Conotylidae
 * Diplomaragnidae
 * Eudigonidae
 * Heterochordeumatidae
 * Megalotylidae
 * Metopidiotrichidae
 * Peterjohnsiidae
 * Lankasomatidae
 * Pygmaeosomatidae

Suborder Striariidea
Superfamily Caseyoidea Superfamily Striarioidea
 * Caseyidae
 * Urochordeumatidae
 * Apterouridae
 * Buotidae
 * Rhiscosomididae
 * Striariidae

Glomerida
Auth.: Leach, 1814; the "pill millipedes"
 * Glomeridae
 * Glomeridellidae
 * Trachysphaeridae (=Doderiidae) - monotypic Trachysphaera

Glomeridesmida

 * Glomeridesmidae
 * Termitodesmidae

Julida
Superfamily Blaniuloidea Superfamily Juloidea Superfamily Nemasomatoidea Superfamily Paeromopodoidea Superfamily Parajuloidea
 * Blaniulidae
 * GalliobatidaeOmmatoiulus sabulosus 2.jpg'' (Julidae)]]
 * Okeanobatidae
 * Zosteractinidae
 * Julidae
 * Rhopaloiulidae
 * Trichoblaniulidae
 * Trichonemasomatidae
 * Chelojulidae
 * Nemasomatidae
 * Pseudonemasomatidae
 * Telsonemasomatidae
 * Aprosphylosomatidae
 * Paeromopodidae
 * Mongoliulidae
 * Parajulidae

Platydesmida

 * Andrognathidae
 * Platydesmidae

Suborder Chelodesmidea (=Leptodesmidea)
Superfamily Chelodesmoidea Superfamily Platyrhacoidea Superfamily Rhachodesmoidea Superfamily Sphaeriodesmoidea Superfamily Xystodesmoidea
 * Chelodesmidae
 * Aphelidesmidae
 * Platyrhacidae
 * Rhachodesmidae
 * Tridontomidae
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 * Holistophallidae
 * Sphaeriodesmidae
 * Eurymerodesmidae
 * Euryuridae
 * Gomphodesmidae
 * Oxydesmidae
 * Xystodesmidae

Suborder Dalodesmidea

 * Dalodesmidae
 * Vaalogonopodidae

Suborder Paradoxosomatidea (=Strongylosomatidea)

 * Paradoxosomatidae

Infraorder Oniscodesmoides
Superfamily Oniscodesmoidea Superfamily Pyrgodesmoidea
 * Dorsoporidae
 * Oniscodesmidae
 * Ammodesmidae
 * Cyrtodesmidae
 * Pyrgodesmidae

Infraorder Polydesmoides
Superfamily Haplodesmoidea Superfamily Opisotretoidea Superfamily Trichopolydesmoidea
 * Haplodesmidae
 * Opisotretidae
 * Polydesmidae
 * Cryptodesmidae
 * Polydesmidae
 * Fuhrmannodesmidae
 * Macrosternodesmidae
 * Nearctodesmidae

Polyxenida
Superfamily Polyxenoidea Superfamily Synxenoidea
 * Hypogexenidae
 * Lophoproctidae
 * Polyxenidae
 * Synxenidae

Polyzoniida

 * Hirudisomatidae
 * Polyzoniidae
 * Siphonotidae

Siphoniulida

 * Siphoniulidae

Siphonocryptida

 * Siphonocryptidae

Siphonophorida

 * Siphonophoridae
 * Siphonorhinidae

Sphaerotheriida

 * Arthrosphaeridae
 * Procyliosomatidae
 * Sphaerotheriidae
 * Zephroniidae

Suborder Spirobolidea

 * Allopocockiidae
 * Atopetholidae
 * Floridobolidae
 * Hoffmanobolidae
 * Messicobolidae
 * Pseudospirobolellidae
 * Rhinocricidae
 * Spirobolellidae
 * Spirobolidae
 * Typhlobolellidae

Suborder Trigoniulidea

 * Pachybolidae
 * Trigoniulidae

Suborder Cambalidea

 * Cambalidae
 * Cambalopsidae
 * Choctellidae
 * Iulomorphidae
 * Pseudonannolenidae

Suborder Spirostreptidea
Superfamily Odontopygoidea Superfamily Spirostreptoidea
 * Atopogestidae
 * Odontopygidae
 * Adiaphorostreptidae
 * Harpagophoridae
 * Spirostreptidae

Stemmiulida

 * Stemmiulidae