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Palaeospherarmadillo

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Scleropactidae

Taxonomy
Palaeospherarmadillo was named by Broly (2018). Its type is Palaeospherarmadillo mazanticus.

It was assigned to Scleropactidae by Broly (2018).

Species
P. mazanticus (type species), P. rotundus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Palaeospherarmadillo Broly p. 207

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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
—CrinochetaLegrand 1946
familyScleropactidaeVerhoeff 1938
genusPalaeospherarmadillo

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. †Palaeospherarmadillo Broly 2018
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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

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) P. mazanticus, P. rotundus (150408)