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Dorypetalum helenae Stoev & Enghoff, 2006

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Dorypetalum helenae Stoev & Enghoff, 2006
Name authority
Stoev & Enghoff, 2006
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Diplopoda
Family
Dorypetalidae
Genus
Dorypetalum
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumMyriapoda
  5. classDiplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844
  6. subclassChilognatha Latreille, 1802/1803
  7. infraclassHelminthomorpha Pocock, 1887
  8. subterclassEugnatha Attems, 1898
  9. superorderNematophora Verhoeff, 1913
  10. familyDorypetalidae Verhoeff, 1900
  11. subfamilyDorypetalinae Verhoeff, 1909
  12. genusDorypetalum Verhoeff, 1900
  13. speciesDorypetalum helenae Stoev & Enghoff, 2006

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dorypetalum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dorypetalum bosniense (Verhoeff, 1897)DorypetalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dorypetalum bulgaricum Strasser, 1966DorypetalidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 3 records assigned to Dorypetalidae.

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.

  1. Stoev, P., & Enghoff, H. (2006). A review of the millipede genus Dorypetalum Verhoeff, 1900 (Diplopoda: Callipoda: Dorypetalidae). Zootaxa, 1254: 29–43. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1254.1.2 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:37FLT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.