Chilognatha is a subclass of the class Diplopoda, which includes the vast majority of extant millipede, about 12,000 species.
Taxonomy
The classification of Chilognatha presented below is based on Shear, 2011,
and Shear & Edgecombe, 2010
[ (extinct groups). Recent cladistic and molecular studies have challenged the traditional classification schemes above, and in particular the position of the orders Siphoniulida and Polyzoniida is not yet well established.]
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Subclass Chilognatha Latrielle, 1802
