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Family Sphaeroniscidae Vandel 1964 (isopod)

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Sphaeroniscidae

Parent taxon: Oniscidea according to H. Schmalfuss 1980

Sister taxa: Armadillidae, Armadilliidae, Crinocheta, Ligiidae, Oniscus convexus, Philosciidae, Platyarthridae, Porcellio cyclocephalus, Porcellio granulatus, Porcellio notatus, Porcellionoidea, Synocheta, Tylidae

Subtaxa: Protosphaeroniscus

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (SMNS coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)

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