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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Peracarida

Superorder Peracarida

Classification · Remarks · Internet References
Woodlouse - Armadillidium nasatum sand flea Cylisticus convexus? - Cylisticus convexus Isopod - Oniscus asellus Family Porcellionidae - Porcellio scaber Brown Sowbug - Philoscia muscorum Is this Porcellio scaber? (immature, perhaps) - Porcellio scaber Mating? - Armadillidium vulgare - male - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Peracarida
Remarks
One reference says there are ten orders in this Superorder. One references says there are nine orders. See below links.
Internet References
Information and description of five of the nine orders
An Updated Classifcation of the Recent Crustacea.
The ten orders and other info
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 21 March, 2005 - 7:22am
Last updated 30 September, 2005 - 5:38pm

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