original description
Chamberlin, R. V. (1947). Seven new American millipeds. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 60: 9-13
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source
Loomis, H. F. (1966). Two new families and other North American Diplopoda of the suborder Chordeumidea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 79: 221-230. Washington
page(s): 225 [details]
source of synonymy
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.
page(s): 258 [details]
From editor or global species database
Spelling Species epithet is misspelled as "dynopta" in Chamberlin & Hoffman, 1958, as noted by Loomis (1966). [details]