Atelecyclidae

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

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

References
  1. Michael Türkay & Daphne Cuvelier (March 24, 2005). "Atelecyclidae". World Register of Marine Species.
  2. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  3. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-12-12.


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