Sphenodillo

Sphenodillo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Armadillidae
Genus: Sphenodillo
Lewis, 1998
Type species
Sphenodillo agnostos
Lewis, 1998

Sphenodillo is a genus of woodlice belonging to the family Armadillidae. This genus was described in 1998 by Fiona Lewis. The type specimen for this species is S. agnostos from Lord Howe Island.[1]

Distribution

Sphenodillo isopods are endemic to Lord Howe Island and have only been found in small numbers.[2]

Species

  • Sphenodillo agnostos  Lewis, 1998
  • Sphenodillo howensis  Lewis, 1998

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Fiona (1998). "Oniscidea (Isopoda) From Lord Howe Island". Crustaceana. 71 (7): 743–777. doi:10.1163/156854098X00022. ISSN 0011-216X.
  2. ^ Lillemets, Birgitta (2002). "Armadillidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) from Lord Howe Island: New Taxa and Biogeography" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 54: 71–98.