VALVIFERA Sars, 1882
(a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
IDOTEIDAE
a family of sea slaters
Family 3 subtaxa 39 images
Idotea
a genus of sea slaters
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 39 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuborderVALVIFERA (a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (SUBCLASS) (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)

VALVIFERA (a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for VALVIFERA (a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for VALVIFERA (a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters)
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