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Arctopsis melitensis  (Koehler, 1911)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 543141

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumCrustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans  
                   ClassMalacostraca Latreille, 1802  
                      SubclassEumalacostraca Grobben, 1892  
                         SuperorderPeracarida Calman, 1904 – barata da praia, pulga da praia, tatuzinho de jardim  
                            OrderIsopoda Latreille, 1817 – isopods, pillbugs, sowbugs, cloportes, isopodes  
                               SuborderValvifera Sars, 1882  
                                  FamilyArcturidae Dana, 1849  
                                     GenusArctopsis Barnard, 1920  
                                        SpeciesArctopsis melitensis (Koehler, 1911)  
       

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  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Brian Kensley & Marilyn Schotte  
  Notes: National Museum of Natural History   
  Reference for: Arctopsis melitensis    
       
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  Source: World List of Marine, Freshwater & Terrestrial Isopoda... 1996, website (version 1994)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: Compiled by Brian Kensley, Marilyn Schotte, and Steve Schilling (Oniscidea only), Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution   
  Reference for: Arctopsis melitensis   
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: type locality: Mauritania  
    depth: 80  
    original generic: [Arcturopsis]  
 

 

    

 
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