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Eosphaeroma

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Sphaeromidae

Taxonomy
Eosphaeroma was named by Woodward (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l].

It was assigned to Sphaeromidae by Brooks et al. (1969); and to Isopoda by Woodward (1877), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Eosphaeroma Woodward p. 346
1969Eosphaeroma Brooks et al. p. R378
2002Eosphaeroma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
superorderPeracaridaCalman 1904
—Mancoida
orderIsopodaLatreille 1817
suborderFlabelliferaSars 1882
familySphaeromidaeWhite 1847
genusEosphaeroma

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. †Eosphaeroma Woodward 1877
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†Eosphaeroma fluviatile Woodward 1877
†Eosphaeroma smithii Woodward 1877
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: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (Isle of Wight) E. fluviatile, E. smithii (207195)