Biology:Amynilyspes

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Short description: Extinct genus of millipedes

Amynilyspes
Amynilyspes crescens.jpg
Amynilyspes crescens
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Myriapoda
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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.[1]

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. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0221:ANSOTD>2.0.CO;2. 

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