Arthropleuridea

Arthropleuridea
Temporal range: Late Silurian - Sakmarian 423–290 Ma
Arthropleura fossil illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Subclass: †Arthropleuridea
Waterlot, 1934
Orders

Arthropleuridea is an extinct subclass of myriapod arthropods that flourished during the Carboniferous period, having first arisen during the Silurian, and perishing in the Early Permian.[1] Members are characterized by possessing diplosegement (fused "double segments", as in modern-day millipedes) paranotal tergal lobes separated from the body axis by a suture, and by sclerotized plates buttressing the leg insertions. Despite their unique features, recent phylogenetic research suggests Arthropleuridea be included among millipedes in the class Diplopoda.[2][3] The subclass contains three or two recognized orders, each with a single genus.[4]

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