Inachoididae
| Inachoididae | |
|---|---|
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| Anasimus latus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Majoidea |
| Family: | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 |
Inachoididae is a family of crabs originally erected by James Dwight Dana in 1852. For many years, it was not recognised as a valid family, until the early 1980s.[1] Its members closely resemble those of the family Inachidae, and Inachoididae could be recognised as a subfamily of that family.[1]
- Aepinus Rathbun, 1897
- Anasimus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Arachnopsis Stimpson, 1871
- Batrachonotus Stimpson, 1871
- Collodes Stimpson, 1860
- Euprognatha Stimpson, 1871
- Inachoides H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1842
- Leurocyclus Rathbun, 1897
- Paradasygyius Garth, 1958
- Pyromaia Stimpson, 1871
References
- 1 2 Peter K. L. Ng, Danièle Guinot & Peter 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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