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Sphaeroniscidae

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Sphaeroniscidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroniscidae was named by Vandel (1964). It is extant.

It was assigned to Oniscidea by Schmalfuss (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Sphaeroniscidae Vandel
1980Sphaeroniscidae Schmalfuss

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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
suborderOniscidea
familySphaeroniscidaeVandel 1964
familySphaeroniscidaeVandel 1964

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.

Fm. Sphaeroniscidae Vandel 1964
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G. †Protosphaeroniscus Schmalfuss 1980
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†Protosphaeroniscus tertiarius Schmalfuss 1980
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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Protosphaeroniscus tertiarius (122474)