Oniscidea

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Isopoda
Cladus: Scutocoxifera
Subordo: Oniscidea
Infraordines/Sections (2): Diplocheta – Holoverticata

Familiae overview: Agnaridae – Alloniscidae – Armadillidae – Armadillidiidae – Balloniscidae – Bathytropidae – Berytoniscidae – Buddelundiellidae – Cylisticidae – Delatorreidae – Detonidae – Dubioniscidae – Eubelidae – Halophilosciidae – Hekelidae – Irmaosidae – Ligiidae – Mesoniscidae – Olibrinidae – Oniscidae – Philosciidae – Paraplatyarthridae – Platyarthridae – Porcellionidae – Pudeoniscidae – Rhyscotidae – Schoebliidae – Scleropactidae – Scyphacidae – Spelaeoniscidae – Stenoniscidae – Styloniscidae – Tendosphaeridae – Titaniidae – Trachelipodidae – Trichoniscidae – Turanoniscidae – Tylidae

Genera incertae sedis: Arhina – Buchnerillo – Chileoniscus – Congloboniscus – Cylisticoides – Diacara – Ennurensis – Eoarmadillidium – Exalloniscus – Exzaes – Fakoanum – Hanoniscus – Hiatoniscus – Hora – Inchanga – Krantzia – Mahehia – Mauritaniscus – Oniscomorphus – Ourachaerus – Paraleptotrichus – Philoscodillo – Platyburmoniscus – Platycytoniscus – Pseudorthometopon – Rotungus – Sphaerobathytropa – Stymphalus – Sunniva – Synuropus – Tasmanoniscus

Doubtful Genera: Musconiscus – Myrmekiocellio – Uropodias

References

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Vernacular names

беларуская: Станожкі
català: Porquet de Sant Antoni
dansk: Bænkebider
Deutsch: Landasseln
English: Woodlouse
español: Cochinillas de la humedad
français: Cloporte
עברית: טחבית מצויה
magyar: Szárazföldi ászkarákok
Ido: Aselo
italiano: Porcellini di Sant'Antonio
日本語: ワラジムシ亜目
lietuvių: Vėdarėliai
Nederlands: Landpissebed
norsk nynorsk: Skrukketroll
norsk: Skrukketroll
português: Bicho-da-conta
русский: Мокрицы
中文: 潮虫亚目