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Sphaeromidae

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Sphaeromidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Sphaeromidae White
1969Sphaeromidae Brooks et al. p. R377

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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
familySphaeromidaeWhite 1847

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. Sphaeromidae White 1847
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G. †Cyclosphaeroma Woodward 1890
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†Cyclosphaeroma malagostianum Radwański 1995
†Cyclosphaeroma trilobatum Woodward 1890
†Cyclosphaeroma uhligi Remes 1903
†Cyclosphaeroma woodwardi van Straelen 1928
Invalid names: Palaeosphaeroma Remes 1903 [synonym]
G. †Eosphaeroma Woodward 1877
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†Eosphaeroma fluviatile Woodward 1877
†Eosphaeroma smithii Woodward 1877
Subfm. Hemibranchiatae Brooks et al. 1969
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Tr. Cymodocini Brooks et al. 1969
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†Cymodoce scopula Fraaije et al. 2019
Invalid names: Sphaeromini Hanson 1905 [empty]
G. †Heterosphaeroma Munier-Chalmas 1872
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: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Priabonian or 168.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Cyclosphaeroma trilobatum (144961)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland Cyclosphaeroma malagostianum (239831)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1United Kingdom (England) Cyclosphaeroma sp. (144962)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Navarro) Cymodoce scopula (125667 223564)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (Isle of Wight) Eosphaeroma fluviatile, Eosphaeroma smithii (207195)