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Cirolanidae Dana, 1852

AphiaID

118273 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118273)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Cirolana Leach, 1818 (type by original designation)

Parent

Cymothooidea Leach, 1818

Original name

Cirolaninae Dana, 1852

Synonymised names

Bathynominae Racovitza, 1912 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cirolaninae Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded rank

Colopistinae Racovitza, 1912 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Eurydicidae Stebbing, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Faucheriinae Racovitza, 1912 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Hansenolaninae Racovitza, 1912 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (95)

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Genus Aatolana Bruce, 1993
Genus Annina Budde-Lund, 1908
Genus Antrolana Bowman, 1964
Genus Aphantolana Moore & Brusca, 2003
Genus Arubolana Botosaneanu & Stock, 1979
Genus Atarbolana Bruce & Javed, 1987
Genus Bahalana Carpenter, 1981
Genus Baharilana Bruce & Svavarsson, 2003
Genus Bathylana Kensley, 1989
Genus Bathynomus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879
Genus Booralana Bruce, 1986
Genus Botolana Coineau & Boutin, 2015
Genus Brasilana Sousa, Senna, Bento, Lima & Ferreira, 2025
Genus Brunnaega Polz, 2005 †
Genus Calyptolana Bruce, 1985
Genus Cartetolana Bruce, 1981
Genus Catailana Messana, 2020
Genus Ceratolana Bowman, 1977
Genus Cirolana Leach, 1818
Genus Cirolanides Benedict, 1896
Genus Colopisthus Richardson, 1902
Genus Conilera Leach, 1818
Subfamily Conilerinae Kensley & Schotte, 1989
Genus Conilorpheus Stebbing, 1905
Genus Creaseriella Rioja, 1953
Genus Cymothoidana Jarzembowski, Wanga, Fang & Zhang, 2014 †
Genus Dolicholana Bruce, 1986
Genus Eonatatolana Etter, 2014 †
Genus Eurydice Leach, 1816
Subfamily Eurydicinae Stebbing, 1905
Genus Eurylana Jansen, 1981
Genus Excirolana Richardson, 1912
Genus Exumalana Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 2003
Genus Faucheria Viré, 1903
Genus Gnatholana Barnard, 1920
Genus Hansenolana Stebbing, 1900
Genus Haptolana Bowman, 1966
Genus Kagalana Bruce, 2008
Genus Kensleylana Bruce & Herrando-Perez, 2005
Genus Limicolana Bruce, 1986
Genus Lucayalana Bruce & Brix in Bruce, Brix, Balfour, Kihara, Wigand, Mehterian & Iliffe, 2017
Genus Marocolana Boutin, 1993
Genus Metacirolana Kussakin, 1979
Genus Mexilana Bowman, 1975
Genus Natatolana Bruce, 1981
Genus Neocirolana Hale, 1925
Genus Odysseylana Malyutina, 1995
Genus Oncilorpheus Paul & Menzies, 1971
Genus Orphelana Bruce, 1981
Genus Palaega Woodward, 1870 †
Genus Parabathynomus Barnard, 1924
Genus Plakolana Bruce, 1993
Genus Pleovideolana Gašparic, Fraaije, van Bakel, Jagt & Skupien, 2015 †
Genus Politolana Bruce, 1981
Genus Pontogelos Stebbing, 1910
Genus Pseudaega Thomson, 1883
Genus Pseudolana Bruce, 1979
Genus Pseudopalaega Mezzalira & Martins-Neto, 1992 †
Genus Pseudoplakolana Schädel, Azar, El Hajj, Maksoud & Robin, 2025 †
Genus Saharolana Monod, 1930
Genus Scutulana Bruce, 1996
Genus Seychellana Kensley & Schotte, 1994
Genus Sintorolana Bruce, 1996
Genus Skotobaena Ferrara & Monod, 1972
Genus Speocirolana Bolivar y Pieltain, 1950
Genus Sphaerolana Cole & Minckley, 1970
Genus Sphaeromides Dollfus, 1897
Genus Sululana Bruce & Shimomura, 2019
Genus Turcolana Argano & Pesce, 1980
Genus Typhlocirolana Racovitza, 1905
Genus Xylolana Kensley, 1987
Genus Yucatalana Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 1999
Genus Zulialana Botosaneanu & Viloria, 1993
Genus Aegites von Ammon, 1882 † accepted as Palaega Woodward, 1870 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Anopsilana Paulian & Delamare Deboutteville, 1956 accepted as Cirolana Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Bathynominae Racovitza, 1912 accepted as Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Bermudalana Bowman & Iliffe, 1983 accepted as Arubolana Botosaneanu & Stock, 1979 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Branchuropus Moore, 1901 accepted as Eurydice Leach, 1816 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Cirolaninae Dana, 1852 accepted as Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subfamily Colopistinae Racovitza, 1912 accepted as Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Dodecalana Carpenter, 1994 accepted as Bahalana Carpenter, 1981 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Faucheriinae Racovitza, 1912 accepted as Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Haitilana Notenboom, 1981 accepted as Anopsilana Paulian & Delamare Deboutteville, 1956 accepted as Cirolana Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Hansenolaninae Racovitza, 1912 accepted as Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Jamaicalana Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 1997 accepted as Cirolana (Anopsilana) Paulian & Delamare Deboutteville, 1956 accepted as Cirolana Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Metacirolana Nierstrasz, 1931 accepted as Metacirolana Kussakin, 1979 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, no diagnosis given)
Genus Nelocira Leach, 1818 accepted as Cirolana Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Obtusotelson Schädel, van Eldijk, Winkelhorst, Reumer & Haug, 2020 † accepted as Cirolana Leach, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Oncilorpreus Paul & Menzies, 1971 accepted as Oncilorpheus Paul & Menzies, 1971 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, incorrect spelling of genus name in heading)
Genus Paracirolana Nierstrasz, 1931 accepted as Metacirolana Kussakin, 1979 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, no diagnosis given)
Genus Parilcirolana Yu & Li, 2001 accepted as Odysseylana Malyutina, 1995 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Pontogeloides Barnard, 1914 accepted as Excirolana Richardson, 1912 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Rifolana Yacoubi-Khebiza, Messouli, Coineau & el Abiari, 2001 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Slabberina van Beneden, 1861 accepted as Eurydice Leach, 1816 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Trogloaega Brian, 1923 accepted as Sphaeromides Dollfus, 1897 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Cirolaninae Dana, 1852) Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series. 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2026). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Cirolanidae Dana, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118273 on 2026-01-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2005-05-02 12:40:44Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2007-11-27 17:31:00Z

checked

Schotte, Marilyn

2008-01-24 01:45:52Z

changed

Bruce, Niel L.

2008-01-31 17:05:46Z

changed

Haskins, Tina

2008-02-16 01:11:42Z

changed

Bruce, Niel L.

2015-10-02 00:18:54Z

changed

Bruce, Niel L.

2019-07-12 19:15:39Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

2024-02-29 13:24:44Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cirolaninae Dana, 1852) Dana, J. D. (1852). On the classification of the Crustacea Choristopoda or Tetradecapoda. The American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series. 14(41): 297-316., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28136775 [details]

original description (of Eurydicidae Stebbing, 1905) Stebbing, T. R. R. (1905). Report on the Isopoda collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. In: Herdman, W. A., Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar with Supplmentary Reports Upon the Marine Biology of Ceylon, by Other Naturalists. 4(23): 1-64, pls. 1-12.
page(s): 10; note: unjustified replacement name for Cirolanidae [details]

original description (of Bathynominae Racovitza, 1912) Racovitza, E.-G. (1912). Biospeleologica XXVII. Cirolanides (première série). Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale. Série 5. 10(5): 203-329, pls. 15-28.
page(s): 225 [details]

original description (of Colopistinae Racovitza, 1912) Racovitza, E.-G. (1912). Biospeleologica XXVII. Cirolanides (première série). Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale. Série 5. 10(5): 203-329, pls. 15-28.
page(s): 225; note: mispelling of Colopisthinae [details]

original description (of Hansenolaninae Racovitza, 1912) Racovitza, E.-G. (1912). Biospeleologica XXVII. Cirolanides (première série). Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale. Série 5. 10(5): 203-329, pls. 15-28.
page(s): 225 [details]

original description (of Faucheriinae Racovitza, 1912) Racovitza, E.-G. (1912). Biospeleologica XXVII. Cirolanides (première série). Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale. Série 5. 10(5): 203-329, pls. 15-28.
page(s): 225 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Bruce, N. L. (1986) Cirolanidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum Supplement 6: 1-239. [details]

taxonomy source Brusca, R. C., Wetzer, R. and France, S. C. (1995) Cirolanidae, Crustacea: Isopoda: Flabellifera of the tropical eastern Pacific. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 30: 1-96. [details]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Delgado, J. G. Z.; Conde, E. G. T.; Miranda, J. D. H. (2021). Lista sistemática de isópodos marinos del Perú, primer registro de" Isocladus bahamondei" Carvacho, 1997 (Crustacea, Peracarida) y aportes de su ecología para la costa peruana. Revista de Investigaciones Marinas. 41(2), 22-35. [details]

additional source Martin, J.W., & Davis, G.E. (2001). An updated classification of the recent Crustacea. Science Series, 39. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, CA (USA). 124 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Brandt, A.; Poore, G. C. B. (2003). Higher classification of the flabelliferan and related Isopoda based on a reappraisal of relationships. Invertebrate Systematics. 17: 893-923. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]