Valvifera

Valvifera
Glyptonotus antarcticus (Chaetiliidae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Valvifera
Sars, 1882

The Valvifera are marine isopod crustaceans.[1] Valviferans are distinguished, however, by the flat, valve-like uropods which hinge laterally and fold inward beneath the rear part of their bodies, covering the pleopods.[2] Some species are omnivorous, and serve as effective scavengers in the economy of the sea.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WoRMS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ J. K. Lowry (2 October 1999). "Valvifera (Isopoda, Peracarida, Malacostraca)". Crustacea, the Higher Taxa: Description, Identification, and Information Retrieval. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2010.