Cleidogona fustis

Cook & Collins, 1895

Cleidogona fustis is a small in the Cleidogonidae, Chordeumatida. It was described in 1895 by Cook and Collins. The species belongs to a group of short-bodied millipedes commonly known as "snake millipedes" or "bristly millipedes" due to their compact form and appearance. Very few observations of this species exist in public databases.

Craspedosomatidae of North America 1895 Plate VIII by O. F. Cook and G. N. Collins. Used under a Public domain license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cleidogona fustis: //ˌklaɪdəˈɡoʊnə ˈfʌstɪs//

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Distribution

Indiana, United States. Additional precise locality data is not available from published sources.

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Taxonomic placement

The is classified in the suborder Nematophora (formerly Heterochordeumatida), a group characterized by elongated and reduced .

Data scarcity

Only 7 observations are recorded in iNaturalist, and the lacks a dedicated species description in readily accessible literature. Most information derives from taxonomic catalogues rather than ecological studies.

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