# 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, sorted alphabetically by order and taxonomically within order.
Note: The names of millipede orders end in "-ida"; suborders end in "-idea". Superfamilies end in "-oidea", while families end in "-idae".

## Callipodida

Suborder Callipodidea
* Callipodidae
Suborder Schizopetalidea
* Abacionidae
* Caspiopetalidae
* Dorypetalidae
* Paracortinidae
* Schizopetalidae
Suborder Sinocallipodidea
* Sinocallipodidae

## Chordeumatida
### Suborder Chordeumatidea

Superfamily Chordeumatoidea
* Chordeumatidae
* Speophilosomatidae

### Suborder Craspedosomatidea

Superfamily Anthroleucosomatoidea
* Anthroleucosomatidae
* Haasiidae
* Origmatogonidae
* Vandeleumatidae
Superfamily Brannerioidea
* Brachychaeteumatidae
* Branneriidae
* Chamaesomatidae
* Golovatchiidae
* Heterolatzeliidae
* Kashmireumatidae
* Macrochaeteumatidae
* Niponiosomatidae
* Tingupidae
* Trachygonidae
Superfamily Cleidogonoidea
* Biokoviellidae
* Cleidogonidae
* Entomobielziidae
* Lusitaniosomatidae
* Opisthocheiridae
* Trichopetalidae
Superfamily Craspedosomatoidea
* Attemsiidae
* Craspedosomatidae
* Haplobainosomatidae
Superfamily Haaseoidea
* Haaseidae
Superfamily Neoatractosomatoidea
* Altajellidae
* Faginidae
* Hoffmaneumatidae
* Mastigophorophyllidae
* Neoatractosomatidae
Superfamily Verhoeffioidea
* Verhoeffiidae

### Suborder Heterochordeumatidea

Superfamily Conotyloidea
* Adritylidae
* Conotylidae
Superfamily Diplomaragnoidea
* Diplomaragnidae
Superfamily Heterochordeumatoidea
* Eudigonidae
* Heterochordeumatidae
* Megalotylidae
* Metopidiotrichidae
* Peterjohnsiidae
Superfamily Pygmaeosomatoidea
* Lankasomatidae
* Pygmaeosomatidae

### Suborder Striariidea

Superfamily Caseyoidea
* Caseyidae
* Urochordeumatidae
Superfamily Striarioidea
* Apterouridae
* Buotidae
* Rhiscosomididae
* Striariidae

## Glomerida

Auth.: Leach, 1814; the "pill millipedes"
* Glomeridae
* Glomeridellidae
* Trachysphaeridae (=Doderiidae) - monotypic Trachysphaera Heller, 1858

## Glomeridesmida

* Glomeridesmidae
* Termitodesmidae

## Julida

Superfamily Blaniuloidea
* Blaniulidae
* GalliobatidaeOmmatoiulus sabulosus (Julidae)
* Okeanobatidae
* Zosteractinidae
Superfamily Juloidea
* Julidae
* Rhopaloiulidae
* Trichoblaniulidae
* Trichonemasomatidae
Superfamily Nemasomatoidea
* Chelojulidae
* Nemasomatidae
* Pseudonemasomatidae
* Telsonemasomatidae
Superfamily Paeromopodoidea
* Aprosphylosomatidae
* Paeromopodidae
Superfamily Parajuloidea
* Mongoliulidae
* Parajulidae

## Platydesmida

* Andrognathidae
* Platydesmidae

## Polydesmida
### Suborder Chelodesmidea (=Leptodesmidea)

Superfamily Chelodesmoidea
* Chelodesmidae
Superfamily Platyrhacoidea
* Aphelidesmidae
* Platyrhacidae
Superfamily Rhachodesmoidea
* Rhachodesmidae
* Tridontomidae
Superfamily Sphaeriodesmoidea
* CampodesmidaeTymbodesmus falcatus (Gomphodesmidae), Burkina Faso
* Holistophallidae
* Sphaeriodesmidae
Superfamily Xystodesmoidea
* Eurymerodesmidae
* Euryuridae
* Gomphodesmidae
* Oxydesmidae
* Xystodesmidae

### Suborder Dalodesmidea

* Dalodesmidae
* Vaalogonopodidae

### Suborder Paradoxosomatidea (=Strongylosomatidea)

* Paradoxosomatidae

### Suborder Polydesmidea
#### Infraorder Oniscodesmoides

Superfamily Oniscodesmoidea
* Dorsoporidae
* Oniscodesmidae
Superfamily Pyrgodesmoidea
* Ammodesmidae
* Cyrtodesmidae
* Pyrgodesmidae

#### Infraorder Polydesmoides

Superfamily Haplodesmoidea
* Haplodesmidae
Superfamily Opisotretoidea
* Opisotretidae
* Polydesmidae
* Cryptodesmidae
* Polydesmidae
Superfamily Trichopolydesmoidea
* Fuhrmannodesmidae
* Macrosternodesmidae
* Nearctodesmidae

## Polyxenida

Superfamily Polyxenoidea
* Hypogexenidae
* Lophoproctidae
* Polyxenidae
Superfamily Synxenoidea
* Synxenidae

## Polyzoniida

* Hirudisomatidae
* Polyzoniidae
* Siphonotidae

## Siphoniulida

* Siphoniulidae

## Siphonocryptida

* Siphonocryptidae

## Siphonophorida

* Siphonophoridae
* Siphonorhinidae

## Sphaerotheriida

* Arthrosphaeridae
* Procyliosomatidae
* Sphaerotheriidae
* Zephroniidae

## Spirobolida
### Suborder Spirobolidea

* Allopocockiidae
* Atopetholidae
* Floridobolidae
* Hoffmanobolidae
* Messicobolidae
* Pseudospirobolellidae
* Rhinocricidae
* Spirobolellidae
* Spirobolidae
* Typhlobolellidae

### Suborder Trigoniulidea

* Pachybolidae
* Trigoniulidae

## Spirostreptida
### Suborder Cambalidea

* Cambalidae
* Cambalopsidae
* Choctellidae
* Iulomorphidae
* Pseudonannolenidae

### Suborder Spirostreptidea

Superfamily Odontopygoidea
* Atopogestidae
* Odontopygidae
Superfamily Spirostreptoidea
* Adiaphorostreptidae
* Harpagophoridae
* Spirostreptidae

## Stemmiulida

* Stemmiulidae