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Cirolana

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Cirolanidae

Taxonomy
Cirolana was named by Leach (1818) [Sepkoski's age data: K Nc R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. Its type is Cirolana enigma. It is the type genus of Cirolanidae, Cirolanoidea.

It was assigned to Isopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cirolanidae by Feldmann et al. (2008).

Species
C. cranchii, C. enigma (type species), C. makikihi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Cirolana Leach
2002Cirolana Sepkoski
2008Cirolana Feldmann et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
Mancoida
orderIsopodaLatreille 1817
suborderSphaeromatideaWägele 1989
superfamilyCymothooideaLeach 1814
familyCirolanidaeDana 1852
genusCirolanaLeach 1818

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Cirolana Leach 1818
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Cirolana cranchii Leach 1818
Cirolana enigma Wieder and Feldmann 1992
Cirolana makikihi Feldmann et al. 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: omnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 08:12:00
Modified: 2010-02-04 15:07:01
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588New Zealand C. makikihi (79321)