Atelecyclidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Brachyura
Sectio: Eubrachyura
Subsectio: Heterotremata
Superfamilia: Cancroidea

Familia: Atelecyclidae
Genera (2): Atelecyclus – Pseudocorystes

Name

Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893

Type genus: Atelecyclus Leach, 1814
References

Ortmann, A.E. (1894). Abtheilung: Brachyura (Brachyura Genuina Boas), III. Unterabtheilung: Cancroidea, 2. Section: Cancrinea, 2. Gruppe: Catometopa, Die Decapoden-Krebse des Strassburger Museums, mit besonderer Berüksichtigung der von Herrn Dr. Doderlein bei Japan und bei den Liu-Kiu Inseln gesammelten und zur Zeit im Strassburger Museum aufbewahrten Formen, VIII. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilungen Systematik, Geographie der Tiere, Jena, 7:683-772.

Links

Davie, P.; Türkay, M. (2012). Atelecyclidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106748 on 2012-03-07

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

References

Michael Türkay & Daphne Cuvelier (March 24, 2005). "Atelecyclidae". World Register of Marine Species.
Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
P. K. L. Ng, D. Guinot & P. J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.