Takakuwa, Y. (1949). [A new family of nematophorous diplopod to the fauna of Japan] [in Japanese]. Acta arachnologica, 11: 5-7. Osaka page(s): 5 [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2024). MilliBase. Speophilosomatidae Takakuwa, 1949. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888783 on 2024-12-24
original descriptionTakakuwa, Y. (1949). [A new family of nematophorous diplopod to the fauna of Japan] [in Japanese]. Acta arachnologica, 11: 5-7. Osaka page(s): 5 [details]
taxonomy sourceMinelli, A. (2015). Treatise on Zoology – Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. <em>Brill, Leiden; Boston.</em> 482 pp. page(s): 449; note: listed as a valid family in Table 16.1 [details]
basis of recordJeekel, C. A. W. (1971). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum: A list of the genus and family-group names in the Class Diplopoda from the 10th edition of Linnaeus, 1758, to the end of 1957. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, 5: 1-412. Amsterdam, available online athttps://nev.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mono-05-Jeekel-1970-OCR.pdf page(s): 80 [details]