Epialtidae
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| Epialtidae | |
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| Dorsal view of 1) Rhinocarcinus agassizi, male (Pisinae), 2) Acanthonyx petiveri, male, 3) Pugettia foliata, male, 4) Leucippa pentagona, young male (Epialtinae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Majoidea |
| Family: | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 |
| Subfamilies | |
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Epialtidae is a family of crabs, containing the subfamilies:[1]
- Epialtinae MacLeay, 1838
- Pisinae Dana, 1851
- Pliosomatinae Števčić, 1994
- Tychinae Dana, 1851
- †Actinotocarcininae[2]
