Atelecyclidae
| Atelecyclidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Atelecyclus rotundatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Cancroidea |
| Family: | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 |
Atelecyclidae is a family of crabs belonging to the Cancroidea superfamily,[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
- ↑ Michael Türkay & Daphne Cuvelier (March 24, 2005). "Atelecyclidae". World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
- ↑ P. K. L. Ng, D. Guinot & P. J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286.
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