Biology:Necrocarcinidae

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Short description: Extinct family of crabs

Necrocarcinidae
Temporal range: Kimmeridgian–Cretaceous
Necrocarcinidae - Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae.JPG
Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Section: Eubrachyura
Subsection: Heterotremata
Superfamily: Necrocarcinoidea
Family: Necrocarcinidae
Foster, 1968

Necrocarcinidae is an extinct family of Late Jurassic and Cretaceous crabs.[1] It comprises 40 species grouped in seven genera.[2][3][4]

Genera

Genera within this family include:[5]

  • Corazzatocarcinus Larghi, 2004
  • Cristella Collins and Rasmussen 1992
  • Necrocarcinus Bell, 1863
  • Paranecrocarcinus Van Straelen, 1936
  • Polycnemidium Reuss, 1859
  • Pseudonecrocarcinus Förster, 1968
  • Shazella Collins & Williams, 2004

References

  1. Barry W.M. van Bakel; René H.B. Fraaije; John W.M. Jagt; Petr Skupien (2020). "Origin, early evolution and palaeoecology of Gymnopleura (Crustacea, Decapoda): Basal palaeocorystoid crabs from the Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous of central Europe". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 564: Article 110176. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.110176. 
  2. Guinot & Davie, 2008 : Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 17 p. 1–286
  3. De Grave & al., 2009 : A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 21, p. 1-109
  4. Cristiano Larghi Brachyuran decapod Crustacea from the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon
  5. Paleobiology Database

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