Necrocarcinidae

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

Necrocarcinidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Section:
Eubrachyura
Subsection:
Heterotremata
Superfamily:
Dorippoidea
Family:
Necrocarcinidae †

Foster, 1968

Genera

Genera within this family include:[4]

  • 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. 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
  2. De Grave & al., 2009 : A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 21, p. 1-109
  3. Cristiano Larghi Brachyuran decapod Crustacea from the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon
  4. Paleobiology Database


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