Eoligiiscus
Extinct genus of isopods
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Eoligiiscus tarraconensis is an extinct species of woodlouse, the only species in the genus Eoligiiscus. It was found preserved in amber at the Peñacerrada I amber site in Burgos, Spain. The preserved specimens date from Late Albian period.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Ligiidae |
| Genus: | †Eoligiiscus Sánchez-García, Peñalver, Delclos & Engel, 2021 |
| Species: | †E. tarraconensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eoligiiscus tarraconensis Sánchez-García, Peñalver, Delclos & Engel, 2021 | |
Etymology
The genus name comes from Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn; the related genus Ligia; and the Greek suffix -iskos, commonly used in wooldlouse genera names. The species epithet comes from Roman province Hispania Tarraconensis; the site where the woodlouse was found lies within the historical boundaries of that province.[1]
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