Atelecyclidae
Family of crabs
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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 | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Cancroidea |
| Family: | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 |