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Archaeoniscus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Malacostraca

Superfamily
  
Sphaeromatoidea

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Suborder
  
Sphaeromatidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Isopods

Family
  
Archaeoniscidae Haack, 1918

Similar
  
Isopods, Cycleryon, Palaeocarpilius, Coleia, Antrimpos

Archaeoniscus is a genus of prehistoric isopod, containing three species:

  • Archaeoniscus aranguthyorum Feldmann, Vega, Applegate & Bishop, 1998
  • Archaeoniscus brodiei Milne-Edwards, 1843
  • Archaeoniscus texanus Wieder & Feldmann, 1992
  • A. aranguthyorum is known from late Albian age rocks from Mexico, A. brodiei is known from Late Jurassic rocks in Europe, and A. texanus is known from the Late Cretaceous of Texas.

    References

    Archaeoniscus Wikipedia