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Amynilyspes

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Extinct genus of millipedes

Amynilyspes
Amynilyspes crescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Amynilyspedida
Genus: Amynilyspes
Scudder, 1882
Type species
Amynilyspes wortheni
Scudder, 1882
Species
  • A. crescens
  • A. fatimae
  • A. typicus
  • A. wortheni

Amynilyspes is an extinct genus of pill millipedes characterized by fourteen tergites, large eyes, and prominent spines. Individuals measure up to 30 mm (1.2 in) in length.

References

  1. Racheboeuf, Patrick R.; Hannibal, Joseph T.; Vannier, Jean (2004). "A new species of the diplopod Amynilyspes (Oniscomorpha) from the Stephanian Lagerstätte of Montceau-les-Mines, France". Journal of Paleontology. 78 (1): 221–229. Bibcode:2004JPal...78..221R. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0221:ANSOTD>2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4094852.
Taxon identifiers
Amynilyspes


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