Eoligiiscus

Eoligiiscus; Temporal range: Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Family:	Ligiidae
Genus:	†Eoligiiscus; Sánchez-García, Peñalver, Delclos & Engel, 2021
Species:	†E. tarraconensis
Binomial name
	†Eoligiiscus tarraconensis; Sánchez-García, Peñalver, Delclos & Engel, 2021

Eoligiiscus tarraconensis is an extinct species of woodlouse, the only species in the genus Eoligiiscus. It was found preserved in amber at the Peñacerrada I amber site in Burgos, Spain. The preserved specimens date from Late Albian period.^[1]

Etymology

The genus name comes from Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn; the related genus Ligia; and the Greek suffix -iskos, commonly used in wooldlouse genera names. The species epithet comes from Roman province Hispania Tarraconensis; the site where the woodlouse was found lies within the historical boundaries of that province.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Sánchez-García, Alba; Peñalver, Enrique; Delclòs, Xavier; Engel, Michael S. (2021). "Terrestrial Isopods from Spanish Amber (Crustacea: Oniscidea): Insights into the Cretaceous Soil Biota". American Museum Novitates. 2021 (3974): 1–32. doi:10.1206/3974.1. hdl:2445/182822. ISSN 0003-0082.

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[:0-1] Sánchez-García, Alba; Peñalver, Enrique; Delclòs, Xavier; Engel, Michael S. (2021). "Terrestrial Isopods from Spanish Amber (Crustacea: Oniscidea): Insights into the Cretaceous Soil Biota". American Museum Novitates. 2021 (3974): 1–32. doi:10.1206/3974.1. hdl:2445/182822. ISSN 0003-0082.

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