original description
Wood, H. C. (1864). Description of new genera and species of North American Myriapoda. Proceedings of the Academy of natural Science of Philadelphia, 1864: 186-187
page(s): 186 [details]
basis of record
Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): 72 [details]
additional source
Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 29; note: list of species, complete citations [details]
additional source
Shelley, Rowland M.; Richart, Casey H.; Bogan, Arthur E. (2010). Octoglena claraqua, n. sp (Polyzoniida: Hirudisomatidae), a new milliped from Idaho, USA; first record of the order from the western interior of North America. Zootaxa, 2446: 55-64 [details]
additional source
Poly, W. J. (2009). <i>Brimleyana</i>(1979–1998): publication dates of issues and zoological names. <em>Archives of Natural History.</em> 36(1): 100-106., available online at https://doi.org/10.3366/e0260954108000661
page(s): 106; note: Corrects the publication date of O. sierra and O. prolata. [details] Available for editors 
source of synonymy
Shelley, R. M. (1996). The milliped family Hirudisomatidae in the New World (Polyzoniida). <em>Brimleyana.</em> 23: 103-143. [details]
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