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Protosphaeroma

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Sphaeromidae

Taxonomy
Protosphaeroma is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Protosphaeroma Brooks et al. p. R379
2002Protosphaeroma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
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
suborderFlabelliferaSars 1882
familySphaeromidaeWhite 1847
genusProtosphaeroma

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available