Atelecyclidae
Encyclopedia
Atelecyclidae is a family
of crab
s belonging to the Cancroidea
superfamily, and currently containing eight genera two of which are extinct. However, the genera other than Atelecyclus do not belong in the Cancroidea
, and are to be removed from the family.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of crab
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 belonging to the Cancroidea
Cancroidea
Cancroidea is a superfamily of crabs, comprising the families Atelecyclidae and Cancridae. Two families previously included in this superfamily have since been separated off into new superfamilies – Cheiragonidae into Cheiragonoidea, Corystidae into Corystoidea – while two others have been...
superfamily, and currently containing eight genera two of which are extinct. However, the genera other than Atelecyclus do not belong in the Cancroidea
Cancroidea
Cancroidea is a superfamily of crabs, comprising the families Atelecyclidae and Cancridae. Two families previously included in this superfamily have since been separated off into new superfamilies – Cheiragonidae into Cheiragonoidea, Corystidae into Corystoidea – while two others have been...
, and are to be removed from the family.
- Atelecyclus
- † Levicyclus
- † Palaeotrichia
- Peltarion
- Podocatactes
- Pseudocorystes
- Protopeltarion
- Trichopeltarion