Seroloidea
Superfamily of isopods
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Seroloidea is a superfamily of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Sphaeromatidea.[1]
| Seroloidea | |
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| Spinoserolis beddardi (Serolidae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Sphaeromatidea |
| Superfamily: | Seroloidea Dana, 1852[1] |
| Families[1] | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Families
Seroloidea contains 6 families[1][2], four extant and two extinct.[1] A seventh family, Chelonidiidae, exists, but it is considered a synonym of Plakarthriidae by the World Register of Marine Species.[1]
Extant families
- Basserolidae Brandt & Poore, 2003
- Bathynataliidae Kensley, 1978
- Chelonidiidae Pfeffer, 1887 (synonym of Plakarthriidae[1])
- Plakarthriidae Hansen, 1905
- Serolidae Dana, 1852
Extinct families
- †Schweglerellidae Brandt, Crame, Polz & Thomson, 1999
- †Tricarinidae Feldmann, Kolahdouz, Biranvand & Schweigert, 2007
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