Oniscoidea Explained

Oniscoidea is a superfamily of isopod crustaceans, which includes most of the land-living woodlice. It includes the "common woodlouse", Oniscus asellus, in the namesake family Oniscidae.

Families

Fifteen families are recognised in the superfamily :^[1]

• Bathytropidae Vandel, 1952
• Berytoniscidae Vandel, 1973
• Detonidae Budde-Lund, 1906
• Halophilosciidae Verhoeff, 1908
• Olibrinidae Vandel, 1973
• Oniscidae Latreille, 1802
• Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857
• Platyarthridae Vandel, 1946
• Pudeoniscidae Lemos de Castro, 1973
• Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 1908
• Scyphacidae Dana, 1852
• Speleoniscidae Vandel, 1948
• Sphaeroniscidae Vandel, 1964
• Stenoniscidae Budde-Lund, 1904
• Tendosphaeridae Verhoeff, 1930

Notes and References

1. Book: An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea . Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis . 2001 . 132 pp . Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.