Etyiidae

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Etyiidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–Paleocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Section: Dromiacea
Superfamily: Dromioidea
Family: Etyiidae
Guinot & Tavares, 2001 [1]

Etyiidae is a prehistoric family of dromiacean crabs only known from Cretaceous and a few Paleocene fossils. Seven genera are included:[1]

  • Caloxanthus A. Milne-Edwards, 1864
  • Etyus Mantell, 1822
  • Etyxanthosia Fraaije, Van Bakel, Jagt & Artal, 2008
  • Feldmannia Guinot & Tavares, 2001
  • Guinotosia Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier, 2007
  • Etyus Mantell, 1822
  • Xanthosia Bell, 1863

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. 


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