Aethridae
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Aethridae is a family of crab
s in its own superfamily, Aethroidea. It contains the following genera (extinct genera marked †):
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s in its own superfamily, Aethroidea. It contains the following genera (extinct genera marked †):
- ActaeomorphaActaeomorphaActaeomorpha is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing the following species:* Actaeomorpha alvae Boone, 1934* Actaeomorpha erosa Miers, 1877* Actaeomorpha punctata Edmondson, 1935* Actaeomorpha angulata Ihle, 1918...
Miers, 1877 - AethraAethra (genus)Aethra is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing the following species:* Aethra edentata Edmondson, 1951* Aethra scruposa * Aethra scutata Smith, 1869* Aethra seychellensis Takeda, 1975...
Latreille in Cuvier, 1816 - DrachiellaDrachiella (crab)Drachiella is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing one fossil species, and the following species:* Drachiella aglypha * Drachiella angulata * Drachiella caelata Takeda & Tachikawa, 1995...
Guinot, in Serene & Soh, 1976 - † Eriosachila Blow & Manning, 1996
- HepatellaHepatellaHepatella is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing the following species:*† Hepatella amazonica Beurlen, 1958 *Hepatella amica Smith, 1869*Hepatella peruviana Rathbun, 1933...
Smith, in Verrill, 1869 - † Hepatiscus Bittner, 1875
- HepatusHepatusHepatus is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing seven exclusively fossil species, and the following extant species:* Hepatus chiliensis H...
Latreille, 1802 - † Mainhepatiscus De Angeli & Beschin, 1999
- † Matutites Blow & Manning, 1996
- OsachilaOsachilaOsachila is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing three fossil species, and the following extant species:* Osachila acuta Stimpson, 1871* Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916* Osachila expansa Takeda, 1977...
Stimpson, 1871 - † Prehepatus Rathbun, 1935
- † Priabonella Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Mietto, 2006
- † Pseudohepatiscus Blow & Manning, 1996
- SakailaSakailaSakalia is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing the following species:* Sakaila africana Manning & Holthuis, 1981* Sakaila imperialis * Sakaila japonica...
Manning & Holthuis, 1981