Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804
(Common Rough Woodlouse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPorcellio scaber (Common Rough Woodlouse)
GenusPorcellio (a genus of woodlice)
FamilyPORCELLIONIDAE (a family of woodlice)
SuborderONISCIDEA (woodlice)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Porcellio scaber (Common Rough Woodlouse) :
1: Porcellio scaber (Common Rough Woodlouse)
21 Mar 1969 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
uner Elder bark
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral view

Porcellio scaber (Common Rough Woodlouse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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