List of millipede families

Millipedes, myriapods of the class Diplopoda, contain approximately 12,000 described species organized into 16 extant orders and approximately 140 families.

This list is based on Shear, 2011,[1] sorted alphabetically by order and taxonomically within order.

Note: The names of millipede orders end in "-ida"; suborders end in "-idea".

[2] Suborder Callipodidea Suborder Schizopetalidea Suborder Sinocallipodidea Superfamily Chordeumatoidea Superfamily Anthroleucosomatoidea Superfamily Brannerioidea Superfamily Cleidogonoidea Superfamily Craspedosomatoidea Superfamily Haaseoidea Superfamily Neoatractosomatoidea Superfamily Verhoeffioidea Superfamily Conotyloidea Superfamily Diplomaragnoidea Superfamily HeterochordeumatoideaSuperfamily Pygmaeosomatoidea Superfamily Caseyoidea Superfamily Striarioidea Auth.

: Leach, 1814; the "pill millipedes" Superfamily Blaniuloidea Superfamily Juloidea Superfamily Nemasomatoidea Superfamily Paeromopodoidea Superfamily Parajuloidea Superfamily Chelodesmoidea Superfamily PlatyrhacoideaSuperfamily Rhachodesmoidea Superfamily Sphaeriodesmoidea Superfamily Xystodesmoidea Superfamily Oniscodesmoidea Superfamily Pyrgodesmoidea Superfamily Haplodesmoidea Superfamily Opisotretoidea Superfamily Trichopolydesmoidea Superfamily Polyxenoidea Superfamily Synxenoidea Superfamily Odontopygoidea Superfamily Spirostreptoidea Extinct millipede groups