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Cirolanidae
Description | The Cirolanidae are a family of isopod crustaceans, including these genera: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirolanidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Isopoda : Cirolanidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | pill bug | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Cirolanidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (20%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. M. Feldmann and S. Rust. 2006. Palaega kakatahi n. sp.: the first record of a marine fossil isopod from the Pliocene of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 49:411-415 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Pill Bug, スナホリムシ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirolanidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aatolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Annina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Antrolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aphantolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Arubolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Atarbolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bahalana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Baharilana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathylana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathynomus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Booralana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Botolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Brunnaega genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Calyptolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cartetolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ceratolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cirolana genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cirolanides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Colopisthus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Conilera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Conilorpheus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Creaseriella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cymothoidana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dodecalana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dolicholana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eonatatolana ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Eurydice genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eurylana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Excirolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Exumalana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Faucheria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gnatholana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hansenolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Haptolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kagalana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kensleylana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Limicolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lucayalana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Marcolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Marocolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Metacirolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mexilana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Natatolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neocirolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Odysseylana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Oncilorpheus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orphelana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaega ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Pill Bug | 35 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 5.33 Ma Miocene |
Parabathynomus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Parilcirolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plakolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pleovideolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Politolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pontogelos genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudaega genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudopalaega genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Saharolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scutulana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Seychellana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sintorolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Skotobaena genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Speocirolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaerolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sphaeromides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sululana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Turcolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Typhlocirolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Xylolana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Yucatalana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Zulialana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Bathynomidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Isopoda : Bathynomidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1852 | Cirolanidae Dana |
1989 | Cirolanidae Wieder and Feldmann p. 75 |
2006 | Cirolanidae Feldmann and Rust p. 413 |
2008 | Cirolanidae Feldmann et al. p. 45 |
2014 | Cirolanidae Etter p. 933 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!