Chelomadillo
| Chelomadillo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Armadillidae |
| Genus: | Chelomadillo |
Chelomadillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. The type specimen for this genus was originally described in 1931 by Werner Herold but it was not officially designated until 1993 by Stefano Taiti, Pasquino Paoli, and Franco Ferrera.[1][2][3] There are currently four species in this genus.[2]
Distribution
This genus has only been found on Flores island, Indonesia.[3][4]
Species
- Chelomadillo nitens (Herold, 1931)
- Chelomadillo pustulosus (Herold, 1931)
- Chelomadillo setosus (Herold, 1931)
- Chelomadillo tuberifrons (Herold, 1931)
References
- ^ Taiti, Stefano; Paoli, Pasquino; Ferrera, Franco (1993). "MORPHOLOGY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND ECOLOGY OF THE FAMILY ARMADILLIDAE (CRUSTACEA, ONISCIDEA)". Israel Journal of Zoology. 44: 291–301.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ a b Schmidt, Christian; Leistikow, Andreas (2004). "Catalogue of genera of the terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea:Isopoda: Oniscidea)". Steenstrupia. 28 (1): 22.
- ^ Scmalfuss, Helmut (2003). World Catalog of the Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda:Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. p. 71.