Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Scientific name Tylidae Rank Family | Subphylum Crustacea Suborder Oniscidea Phylum Arthropoda Order Isopods | |
Infraorder Tylomorpha
Vandel, 1943 Similar Isopods, Armadillidae, Philosciidae, Platyarthridae, Porcellionidae | ||
Tylidae is a family of woodlice. It contains approximately 27 species, all but one in the genus Tylos, the other being Helleria brevicornis. Together with the family Ligiidae, Tylidae appears to have diverged early from the remaining woodlouse families.
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