†Pseudoplakolana Schädel et al. 2025 (isopod)
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Full reference: M. Schädel, D. Azar, L. El Hajj, S. Maksoud, and N. Robin. 2025. A 125 million-year-old freshwater isopod shines new light on the origin of subterranean freshwater species. Royal Society Open Science 12(241512)
Parent taxon: Cymothoida according to M. Schädel et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Cirolanoidea, Cymothoidae, Dysopodus, Electrolana, Epicaridea, Gelrincola
Subtaxa: Pseudoplakolana chiapaneca
Type: Plakolana chiapaneca
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at El Espinal Quarry (Cretaceous of Mexico)
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