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Valvifera

Family Genus Species Authority Distribution References
Antarcturidae Chaetarcturus praecipius (Menzies & George 1972) Deep-sea Schotte et al., 1995
Arcturidae Neastacilla diomedae Benedict 1898 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Arcturidae Neastacilla magellanica (Ohlin 1901) Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Chaetiliidae Chaetilia paucidens Menzies 1962 Continental Menzies, 1962
Chaetiliidae Macrochiridothea kruimeli Nierstrasz 1918 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Chaetiliidae Macrochiridothea mehuinensis Jaramillo 1977 Continental Jaramillo, 1977
Chaetiliidae Macrochiridothea michaelseni Ohlin 1901 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Chaetiliidae Macrochiridothea setifer Menzies 1962 Continental Menzies, 1962
Chaetiliidae Macrochiridothea stebbingi Ohlin 1901 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Holognathidae Cleantis chilensis Menzies 1962 Continental Menzies, 1962
Holognathidae Cleantis gayi Miers 1881 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Holognathidae Cleantis linearis Dana 1849 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Idoteidae Edotia chilensis (Nicolet 1849) Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Idoteidae Edotia dahli Menzies 1962 Continental Menzies, 1962
Idoteidae Edotia doellojuradoi Giambiagi 1925 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Idoteidae Edotia magellanica Cunningham 1871 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Idoteidae Edotia transversa Menzies 1962 Continental Menzies, 1962
Idoteidae Idotea delfini Porter 1903 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Idoteidae Platidotea magellanica Park & Waegele 1995 Continental Schotte et al., 1995
Rectarcturidae Rectarcturus kophameli (Ohlin 1901B) Continental Schotte et al., 1995

 

References

Jaramillo, E. (1977) Macrochiridothea mehuinensis n.sp. (Valvifera, Idotheidea), nuevo isopodo marino de las costas del sur de Chile (Mehuin, Valdivia). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 12:71-80.

Menzies, R.J. (1962) The zoogeography, ecology and systematics of the Chilean marine isopods. Reports of the Lund University Chile expedition 1948-49, 42. C.W.K. Gleerup, Lund, Sweden. 162 pp.

Schotte, M., Kensley, B.F. & Shilling, S. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA. [http://invertebrates.si.edu/isopod/] (Consulted January 2008)