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Cirolanidae (pill bug)

Malacostraca - Isopoda - Cirolanidae

Taxonomy
Cirolanidae was named by Dana (1852). It is extant. Its type is Cirolana.

It was assigned to Flabellifera by Brooks et al. (1969) and Wieder and Feldmann (1989); to Isopoda by Feldmann and Rust (2006); to Cirolanoidea by Feldmann et al. (2008) and Etter (2014); and to Cymothooidea by Wilson and Morel (2022).

Subtaxa
Brunnaega, Cirolana (type genus), Eonatatolana, Palaega

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Cirolanidae Dana
1969Cirolanidae Brooks et al. p. R374
1989Cirolanidae Wieder and Feldmann p. 75
2006Cirolanidae Feldmann and Rust p. 413
2008Cirolanidae Feldmann et al. p. 45
2014Cirolanidae Etter p. 933
2022Cirolanidae Wilson and Morel p. 15

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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
suborderSphaeromatideaWägele 1989
superfamilyCymothooideaLeach 1814
familyCirolanidaeDana 1852
familyCirolanidaeDana 1852

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. Cirolanidae Dana 1852 [pill bug]
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G. †Brunnaega Polz 2005
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†Brunnaega labuttensis Wilson and Morel 2022
G. Cirolana Leach 1818
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Cirolana cranchii Leach 1818
†Cirolana makikihi Feldmann et al. 2008
G. †Eonatatolana Etter 2014
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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 pumila Gall and Grauvogel 1971
†Palaega williamsonensis Rathbun 1935
†Palaega yamadai Karasawa et al. 2008
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 247.20000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) Palaega pumila (206489 206490)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Palaega jurassica (59470 59504 59509)
Murchisonae175.6 - 171.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eonatatolana geisingensis (161798)
Opalinum175.6 - 171.6Switzerland Palaega jurassica (35785 35811 35817 35831 138779 138780 138781 138782 138783 138784)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Italy Palaega furcillanatis (207103)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Palaega nusplingensis (154138)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan Palaega yamadai (226206)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico (Chiapas) Cirolanidae indet. (68835)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Palaega guadalupensis (142742) Palaega williamsonensis (142747)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Brunnaega labuttensis (59791)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Palaega carteri (140150)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1USA (Texas) Palaega guadalupensis (142746)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Austria Palaega huetteri (48008)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Palaega sp. (89866)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Italy (Verona) Sphaeroma catulloi (48159)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (202155 226548)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (205036)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (202154 206137)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (206133 206134)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (194068 206132 226555)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Washington) Palaega goedertorum (206135)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588New Zealand Palaega kakatahi (68044)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588New Zealand Cirolana makikihi (79321)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Cirolanidae indet. (234414 234415 234416 234417 234418)