Sphaerolana

{{Short description|Genus of crustaceans}}

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| taxon = Sphaerolana

| authority = Cole & W. L. Minckley, 1970

| type_species = Sphaerolana interstitialis

| type_species_authority = Cole & Minckley, 1970

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Sphaerolana is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Cirolanidae, all of which are endemic to Mexico.{{GBIF |title=Sphaerolana Cole & Minckley, 1970 |id=2213400 |access-date=September 11, 2022}}

The genus Sphaerolana contains the following species:{{WoRMS |year=2009 |title=Sphaerolana Cole & Minckley, 1970 |db=Isopod |id=249332 |access-date=September 11, 2022}}

• Sphaerolana affinis Cole & W. L. Minckley, 1970 – File:Status iucn EN icon.svg{{Cite iucn | author = Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group | title = Sphaerolana affinis | volume = 1996 | page = e.T20596A9212829 | date = 1996 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20596A9212829.en | access-date = 27 December 2017}}
• Sphaerolana interstitialis Cole & W. L. Minckley, 1970 – File:Status iucn EN icon.svg{{Cite iucn | author = Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group | title = Sphaerolana interstitialis | volume = 1996 | page = e.T20597A9212934 | date = 1996 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20597A9212934.en | access-date = 27 December 2017}}
• Sphaerolana karenae Rodriguez-Almaraz & Bowman, 1995 – File:Status iucn VU icon.svg{{Cite iucn | author = Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group | title = Sphaerolana karenae | volume = 1996 | page = e.T20598A9213003 | date = 1996 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20598A9213003.en | access-date = 27 December 2017}}

All three species are on the IUCN Red List as either vulnerable species (VU) or endangered species (EN).