Archaeoniscus
| Archaeoniscus Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Sphaeromatidea |
| Superfamily: | Sphaeromatoidea |
| Family: | Archaeoniscidae Haack, 1918 |
| Genus: | Archaeoniscus Milne-Edwards, 1843 |
Archaeoniscus is a genus of prehistoric isopod, containing three species:
- Archaeoniscus aranguthyorum Feldmann, Vega, Applegate & Bishop, 1998
- Archaeoniscus brodiei Milne-Edwards, 1843
- Archaeoniscus texanus Wieder & Feldmann, 1992
A. aranguthyorum is known from late Albian age rocks from Mexico, A. brodiei is known from Late Jurassic rocks in Europe, and A. texanus is known from the Late Cretaceous of Texas.[1]
References
- ↑ Francisco J. Vega, Niel L. Bruce, Lourdes Serrano, Gale A. Bishop & María del Carmen Perrilliat (2005). "A review of the Lower Cretaceous (Tlayúa Formation: Albian) Crustacea from Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla, Central Mexico" (PDF). Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 32: 25–30.
External links
Data related to Archaeoniscus at Wikispecies