| Porcellio siculoccidentalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Porcellionidae |
| Genus: | Porcellio |
| Species: | P. siculoccidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Porcellio siculoccidentalis Viglianisi, Lombardo & Caruso, 1992 | |
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