Biology:Atelecyclidae

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Short description: Family of crabs

Atelecyclidae
Atelecyclus rotundatus.jpg
Atelecyclus rotundatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Cancroidea
Family: Atelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893

Atelecyclidae is a family of crabs belonging to the superfamily Cancroidea,[1] and currently contains eight genera of which two are extinct.[2] However, the genera other than Atelecyclus and Pseudocorystes do not belong in the Cancroidea, and are to be removed from the family.[3]

  • Atelecyclus
  • Levicyclus
  • Palaeotrichia
  • Peltarion
  • Podocatactes
  • Pseudocorystes
  • Protopeltarion
  • Trichopeltarion

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2172037 entry