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Exosphaeroma truncatitelson Barnard, 1940

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Exosphaeroma truncatitelson Barnard, 1940
Name authority
Barnard, 1940
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Family
Sphaeromatidae
Genus
Exosphaeroma
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderIsopoda Latreille, 1816
  7. suborderSphaeromatidea Wägele, 1989
  8. superfamilySphaeromatoidea Latreille, 1825
  9. familySphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825
  10. genusExosphaeroma Stebbing, 1900
  11. speciesExosphaeroma truncatitelson Barnard, 1940

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Exosphaeroma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Exosphaeroma bicolor Baker, 1926SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma chilense (Dana, 1853)SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma echinensis Hurley & Jansen, 1977SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma inornatus Dow, 1958SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma kraussi Tattersall, 1913SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma laevis (Baker, 1910)SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma lanceolatum (White, 1843)SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma obtusum (Dana, 1853)SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma pallidum Barnard, 1940SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma parvus Chilton, 1924SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma paydenae Wall, Bruce & Wetzer, 2015SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Exosphaeroma pentcheffi Wall, Bruce & Wetzer, 2015SphaeromatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 90 records assigned to Sphaeromatidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Barnard, K. H. (1940). Contributions to the crustacean fauna of South Africa. 12. Further additions to the Tanaidacea, Isopoda and Amphipoda, together with keys for the identification of hitherto recorded marine and fresh-water species. Annals of the South African Museum, 32: 381–543. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3DQ6K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.