Armadillidium vulgare (Latreille, 1804)
(Common Pill Woodlouse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArmadillidium vulgare (Common Pill Woodlouse)
GenusArmadillidium (a genus of pill woodlice)
FamilyARMADILLIDIIDAE (pill 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 Armadillidium vulgare (Common Pill Woodlouse) :
1: Armadillidium vulgare (Common Pill Woodlouse)
25 May 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - body showing microsculptureImage 2: Oblique viewImage 3: Ventral view
2: Armadillidium vulgare (Common Pill Woodlouse)
30 Jul 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
with young in brood pouch
Image 1: Ventral view

Armadillidium vulgare (Common Pill Woodlouse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Armadillidium vulgare (Common Pill Woodlouse)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Armadillidium vulgare (Common Pill Woodlouse)
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