Family Philosciidae Kinahan 1857 (isopod)
Malacostraca - Isopoda - Philosciidae
Parent taxon: Oniscidea according to P. Broly et al. 2017
See also Schmalfuss 1984
Sister taxa: Armadillidae, Armadilliidae, Crinocheta, Ligiidae, Platyarthridae, Porcellionoidea, Sphaeroniscidae, Synocheta, Tylidae
Subtaxa: Aquitanoscia Philoscia
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Jamaica (1 collection)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Mexico (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences