The Cirolanidae are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideall ...
of
isopod
Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, an ...
crustacean
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group ...
s, including these genera:
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Aatolana''
Bruce, 1993
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Annina''
Budde-Lund, 1908
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Antrolana''
Bowman, 1964
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Aphantolana''
Moore & Brusca, 2003
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Arubolana''
Botosaneanu & Stock, 1979
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Atarbolana''
Bruce & Javed, 1987
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Bahalana''
Carpenter, 1981
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Baharilana''
Bruce & Svavarsson, 2003
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Bathylana''
Kensley, 1989
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Bathynomus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
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Booralana''
Bruce, 1986
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Calyptolana''
Bruce, 1985
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Cartetolana''
Bruce, 1981
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Ceratolana''
Bowman, 1977
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Cirolana''
Leach, 1818
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Cirolanides''
Benedict, 1896
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Colopisthus''
Richardson, 1902
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Conilera''
Leach, 1818
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Conilorpheus''
Stebbing, 1905
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Creaseriella''
Rioja, 1953
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Dodecalana''
Carpenter, 1994
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Dolicholana''
Bruce, 1986
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Eurydice
Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη 'wide justice') was a character in Greek mythology and the Auloniad wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music.
Etymology
Several meanings for the name ...
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Leach, 1815
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Eurylana''
Jansen, 1981
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Excirolana''
Richardson, 1912
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Exumalana''
Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 2003
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Faucheria''
Dollfus & Viré, 1905
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Gnatholana''
Barnard, 1920
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Hansenolana''
Stebbing, 1900
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Haptolana''
Bowman, 1966
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Kagalana''
Bruce, 2008
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Kensleylana''
Bruce & Herrando-Perez, 2005
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Limicolana''
Bruce, 1986
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Marocolana''
Boulanouar, Boutin & Coineau, 1993
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Metacirolana''
Nierstrasz, 1931
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Mexilana''
Bowman, 1975
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Natatolana''
Bruce, 1981
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Neocirolana''
Hale, 1925
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Odysseylana''
Malyutina, 1995
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Oncilorpheus''
Paul & Menzies, 1971
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Orphelana''
Bruce, 1981
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Palaega''
Woodward, 1870
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Parabathynomus''
Barnard, 1924
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Parilcirolana''
Yu & Li, 2001
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Plakolana''
Bruce, 1993
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Politolana''
Bruce, 1981
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Pontogelos''
Stebbing, 1910
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Pseudaega''
G. Thomson, 1883
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Pseudolana''
Bruce, 1979
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Saharolana''
Monod, 1930
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Scutulana''
Bruce, 1996
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Seychellana''
Kensley & Schotte, 1994
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Sintorolana''
Bruce, 1996
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Skotobaena''
Ferrara & Monod, 1972
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Speocirolana''
Bolivar y Pieltain, 1950
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Sphaerolana''
Cole & W. L. Minckley, 1970
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Sphaeromides''
Dollfus, 1897
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Turcolana''
Argano & Pesce, 1980
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Typhlocirolana''
Racovitza, 1905
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Xylolana''
Kensley, 1987
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Yucatalana''
Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 1999
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Zulialana''
Botosaneanu & Viloria, 1993
References
Cymothoida
Crustacean families
Taxa named by James Dwight Dana
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