Euphoberiidae

Euphoberiidae Temporal range: Namurian–Stephanian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Myriacantherpestes fossils
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Superorder:	†Archipolypoda
Order:	†Euphoberiida Hoffman, 1969
Family:	†Euphoberiidae Scudder, 1882
Genera
Acantherpestes Euphoberia Myriacantherpestes

Euphoberiidae is an extinct family of archipolypodan millipedes known from the Upper Pennsylvanian of Europe and North America. The family includes relatively large millipedes measuring up to 30 cm (12 in) long bearing distinctive spines and were the dominant millipedes of the Pennsylvanian.

Euphoberiids are characterized by sets of outward-pointing spines on each diplosegment (body ring), one pair extending laterally (to the sides), the other pair higher on the body. At the base of each lateral spine is an ozopore, or defensive gland opening. Species of Acantherpestes and Euphoberia have cylindrical bodies, while those of Myriacantherpestes are more flattened in appearance.