Cryptyma cocona Shear, 1973
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cryptyma cocona Shear, 1973
- Name authority
- Shear, 1973
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Diplopoda
- Family
- Pyrgodesmidae
- Genus
- Cryptyma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumMyriapoda
- classDiplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844
- subclassChilognatha Latreille, 1802/1803
- infraclassHelminthomorpha Pocock, 1887
- subterclassEugnatha Attems, 1898
- superorderMerocheta Cook, 1895
- infraorderOniscodesmoides Simonsen, 1990
- superfamilyPyrgodesmoidea Silvestri, 1896
- familyPyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
- genusCryptyma Chamberlin, 1943
- speciesCryptyma cocona Shear, 1973
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptyma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptyma javana Chamberlin, 1945 | PyrgodesmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptyma lobata Chamberlin, 1943 | PyrgodesmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptyma lobatum Chamberlin, 1943 | PyrgodesmidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Shear, W. A. (1973). Millipeds (Diplopoda) from Mexican and Guatemalan caves. Accademia, Nazionale Dei Lincei, Problemi Attuali Di Scienza E Di Cultura, 171. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:323X9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.