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''Amynilyspes'' is an extinct genus of
pill millipede Pill millipedes are any members of two living (and one extinct) orders of millipedes, often grouped together into a single superorder, Oniscomorpha. The name Oniscomorpha refers to the millipedes' resemblance to certain woodlice (Oniscidea), also ...
s characterized by fourteen
tergite A ''tergum'' (Latin for "the back"; : ''terga'', associated adjective tergal) is the Anatomical terms of location#Dorsal and ventral, dorsal ('upper') portion of an arthropod segment other than the head. The Anatomical terms of location#Anterior ...
s, large eyes, and prominent spines. Individuals measure up to in length.


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Millipede genera Carboniferous myriapods Prehistoric myriapod genera Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder Fossil taxa described in 1882 Paleozoic life of Nova Scotia {{paleo-myriapod-stub