original descriptionLeach, W. E. (1814). Myriapoda. <em>In: Brewster (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Vol. 7:.</em> Crustaceology: 383-437; Myriapoda: 386-387., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187274 page(s): 387; note: as Julides [details]
taxonomy sourceMinelli, A. (2015). Treatise on Zoology – Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. <em>Brill, Leiden; Boston.</em> 482 pp. page(s): 451; note: listed as a valid family in Table 16.1 [details]
basis of recordMinelli, A. (2001). Chilopoda and Diplopoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 323 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceJeekel, 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): 163; note: corrected family name to Julidae [details]
additional sourceKime, R. D.; Enghoff, H. (2017). Atlas of European millipedes 2: Order Julida (Class Diplopoda). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 346: 1–299., available online athttps://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.346 page(s): 39 [details]