Myriapoda
subphylum of arthropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Myriapoda is a subphylum of arthropods. It contains the millipedes, centipedes, and others. The group has 13,000 species, all of which are terrestrial.[1] Their name suggests they have many legs. In fact one has over 750 legs (Illacme plenipes), but some have fewer than ten legs.[2]
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The fossil record of myriapods goes back into the late Silurian, though molecular evidence suggests they diversified in the Cambrian period.[3] Cambrian fossils do exist which look like myriapods.[1]