Nyranius

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]

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Nyranius Temporal range: 311–307 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Westphalian
Nyranius costulatus fossil
Scientific 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)

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