Florida ivory millipede | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Subphylum: | Myriapoda
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Class: | Diplopoda
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Order: | Spirobolida
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Family: | Spirobolidae
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Genus: | Chicobolus Chamberlin, 1947
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Species: | C. spinigerus
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Binomial name | |
Chicobolus spinigerus (Wood), 1864
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Chicobolus spinigerus, commonly known as the ivory millipede or Florida ivory millipede,[2] is a millipede species native to the southeastern United States, occurring throughout the Florida Peninsula and Panhandle, as well as southern Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.[1][3] Males normally range from 40 to 85 mm (1.6 to 3.3 in) long, females up to 90 mm (3.5 in).[3]