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Oniscoidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Oniscidea

Section
  
Crinocheta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Superfamily

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Infraorder
  
Ligiamorpha

Scientific name
  
Oniscoidea

Higher classification
  
Ligiamorpha

Order
  
Isopods

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Lower classifications
  
Oniscus asellus, Philosciidae

Oniscoidea is a superfamily of isopod crustaceans, which includes most of the land-living woodlice. It includes the "common woodlouse", Oniscus asellus, in the namesake family Oniscidae.

Families

Fifteen families are recognised in the superfamily :

  • Bathytropidae Vandel, 1952
  • Berytoniscidae Vandel, 1973
  • Detonidae Budde-Lund, 1906
  • Halophilosciidae Verhoeff, 1908
  • Olibrinidae Vandel, 1973
  • Oniscidae Latreille, 1802
  • Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857
  • Platyarthridae Vandel, 1946
  • Pudeoniscidae Lemos de Castro, 1973
  • Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 1908
  • Scyphacidae Dana, 1852
  • Speleoniscidae Vandel, 1948
  • Sphaeroniscidae Vandel, 1964
  • Stenoniscidae Budde-Lund, 1904
  • Tendosphaeridae Verhoeff, 1930

    • References

    Oniscoidea Wikipedia
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