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Nyranius

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Nyranius
Temporal range: 311–307 Ma Westphalian
Nyranius costulatus fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: incertae sedis
Superfamily: Xyloiuloidea
Family: Nyraniidae
Hoffman, 1963
Genus: Nyranius
Hoffman, 1969
Species
  • Nyranius costulatus (Fritsch, 1875)
  • Nyranius tabulatus (Fritsch, 1899)

Nyranius is a genus of fossil millipedes from the Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian) of Europe, containing the species N. costulatus and N. tabulatus. Specimens reach up to 10mm in width, and are covered in fine grooves, similar to other members of the extinct Xyloiuloidea.[1][2]

References

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  1. Hoffman, Richard L. (1963). "New Genera and Species of Upper Paleozoic Diplopoda". Journal of Paleontology. 37 (1): 167–174. JSTOR 1301419.
  2. Hoffman, Richard L., 1969. Myriapoda, exclusive of Insecta. R572–R606. In: Moore, R.C. (Ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part R, Vol. 2. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, KS.