Necrocarcinidae
| Necrocarcinidae Temporal range:
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| Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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. hdl:10084/145209. S2CID 233890971.
- ^ 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
- ^ De Grave & al., 2009 : A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 21, p. 1-109
- ^ Cristiano Larghi Brachyuran decapod Crustacea from the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon
- ^ Paleobiology Database
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