Armadillidiidae

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iPill Bugs
Armadillidium vulgare
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Armadillidiidae
Brandt, 1833
Genera

Not a complete list

  • Alloschizidium
  • Armadillidium
  • Ballodillium
  • Cristarmadillidium
  • Cyphodillidium
  • Echinarmadillidium
  • Eleoniscus
  • Eluma
  • Paraschizidium
  • Paxodillidium
  • Platanosphaera
  • Schizidium
  • Trichodillidium
  • Troglarmadillidium
  • Typhlarmadillidium

Armadillidiidae is a terrestrial family of the order Isopoda. The species classified here can roll into a ball, as opposed to the species of family Porcellionidae, which can not.

The most commonly known example of Armadillidiidae is Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill bug.


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