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Cymothooidea

Malacostraca - Isopoda

Taxonomy
Cymothooidea was named by Leach (1814). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sphaeromatidea by Wilson and Morel (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Cymothooidea Leach
2022Cymothooidea Wilson and Morel p. 5

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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
suborderSphaeromatideaWägele 1989
superfamilyCymothooideaLeach 1814
superfamilyCymothooideaLeach 1814

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.

Superfm. Cymothooidea Leach 1814
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Fm. Cirolanidae Dana 1852 [pill bug]
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G. †Brunnaega Polz 2005
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†Brunnaega labuttensis Wilson and Morel 2022
†Brunnaega tomhurleyi Wilson 2011
G. Cirolana Leach 1818
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†Cirolana aptiana Bruce et al. 2021
†Cirolana bretoni Bruce et al. 2021
†Cirolana centinelensis Maguire et al. 2018
Cirolana cranchii Leach 1818
†Cirolana enigma Wieder and Feldmann 1992
†Cirolana feldmanni Hyžný et al. 2013
†Cirolana garassinoi Feldmann 2009
†Cirolana longirostra Bruce et al. 2021
†Cirolana makikihi Feldmann et al. 2008
†Cirolana summesbergeri Schadel 2020
†Cirolana titanophila Robin et al. 2019
Invalid names: Obtusotelson Schädel et al. 2020 [synonym]
G. †Eonatatolana Etter 2014
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G. Natatolana Bruce 1981
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†Natatolana poblana Vega and Bruce 2019
G. †Palaega Woodward 1870 [pill bug]
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†Palaega carteri Woodward 1870
†Palaega catulloi de Zigno 1881
†Palaega furcillanatis Jones et al. 2014
†Palaega goedertorum Wieder and Feldmann 1989
†Palaega guadalupensis Rathbun 1935
†Palaega jurassica Stolley 1910
†Palaega kakatahi Feldmann and Rust 2006
†Palaega lamnae Bowman 1971
†Palaega pumila Gall and Grauvogel 1971
†Palaega rugosa Feldmann and Goolaerts 2005
†Palaega williamsonensis Rathbun 1935
†Palaega yamadai Karasawa et al. 2008
G. Plakolana Bruce 1993
Fm. †Lantoceramiidae Wilson and Morel 2022
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G. †Lantoceramia Wilson and Morel 2022
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†Lantoceramia ooeida Wilson and Morel 2022
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 Aegean to the top of the Calabrian or 246.70000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 244.99 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean246.7 - 244.99France (Moselle) Palaega pumila (206489 206490)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Obtusotelson summesbergeri (118111)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany Palaega jurassica (59470 59504 59509)
Murchisonae174.7 - 170.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eonatatolana geisingensis (161798)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Switzerland Palaega jurassica (35785 35811 35817 35831 138779 138780 138781 138782 138783 138784)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3Italy Palaega furcillanatis (207103)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Palaega nusplingensis (154138)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Mexico Cirolanidae indet., Natatolana poblana (239830)
Valanginian - Barremian137.05 - 121.4USA (South Dakota) Cirolana enigma (239816 239817)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan Palaega yamadai (226206)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mexico (Chiapas) Cirolanidae indet., Cirolana aptiana, Cirolana bretoni, Cirolana longirostra (68835)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Brunnaega tomhurleyi (129288)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Lantoceramia ooeida, Brunnaega labuttensis (59791)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Palaega carteri (140150)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Texas) Palaega lamnae (239818)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Texas) Palaega guadalupensis (142746)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Cirolana garassinoi (212871)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Palaega guadalupensis (142742)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Austria Palaega huetteri (48008)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Palaega williamsonensis (142747)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Tunisia Palaega rugosa (239825)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Palaega sp. (89866)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Vicenze) Cirolana titanophila (127545 239824)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Italy (Verona) Sphaeroma catulloi (48159)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (202155 226548)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (205036)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (202154 206137)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (206133 206134)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (194068 206132 226555)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (206135)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina Sphaeromidae indet. (43002)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Cirolana feldmanni (147807)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58New Zealand Palaega kakatahi (68044)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58New Zealand Cirolana makikihi (79321)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Cirolanidae indet. (234414 234415 234416 234417 234418)