Speocirolana is a genus of crustacean in family Cirolanidae.[1] They occur in Mexico from San Luis Potosi northwards and in southern Texas (United States). They are stygobionts. They measure 17–33 mm (0.67–1.30 in) in total length.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Speocirolana Bolivar y Pieltain, 1950 |
Species edit
Speocirolana contains the following species:[1]
- Speocirolana bolivari (Rioja, 1953)
- Speocirolana disparicornis Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 1999
- Speocirolana endeca Bowman, 1982
- Speocirolana fustiura Botosaneanu & Illife, 1999
- Speocirolana guerrei Contreras-Balderas & Purata Velarde, 1982
- Speocirolana hardeni Bowman, 1992
- Speocirolana lapenita Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 1999
- Speocirolana pelaezi Bolivar y Pieltain, 1950
- Speocirolana prima Schotte, 2002
- Speocirolana pubens Bowman, 1982
- Speocirolana thermydronis Cole & W. L. Minckley, 1966
- Speocirolana xilitla Alvarez & Villalobos, 2008[2]
- Speocirolana zumbadora Botosaneanu, Iliffe & Hendrickson, 1998
References edit
- ^ a b Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD, eds. (2022). "Speocirolana Bolivar y Pieltain, 1950". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ a b Alvarez, Fernando & Villalobos, José L. (2008). "A new species of freshwater cave dwelling Speocirolana (Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from San Luis Potosi, Mexico". Crustaceana. 81 (6): 653–662. JSTOR 20111432.
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