| Nyranius Temporal range: 311–307 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Westphalian | |
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| Nyranius costulatus fossil | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Superfamily: | †Xyloiuloidea |
| Family: | †Nyraniidae Hoffman, 1963 |
| Genus: | †Nyranius Hoffman, 1969 |
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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.
References
- Hoffman, Richard L. (1963). "New Genera and Species of Upper Paleozoic Diplopoda". Journal of Paleontology. 37 (1): 167–174. JSTOR 1301419.
- 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.
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| Nyranius | |
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