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Aethridae

The Aethridae are a family of crabs in their own superfamily, Aethroidea. It contains these genera :Actaeomorpha Miers, 1877 Aethra Latreille in Cuvier, 1816 Drachiella Guinot, in Serene & Soh, 1976 †Eohepatella Beschin & De Angeli, 2017 †Eriosachila Blow & Manning, 1996 Hepatella Smith, in Verrill, 1869 †Hepatiscus Bittner, 1875 Hepatus Latreille, 1802 †Ilerdapatiscus Artal & Van Bakel, 2018 †Latuxanthides De Angeli & Ceccon, 2015 †Mainhepatiscus De Angeli & Beschin, 1999 Miohepatus Lima, Silva, Aguilera, Pinheiro & Santana, 2023 Osachila Stimpson, 1871 †Politohepatiscus Beschin, Busulini & Tessier in Beschin, Busulini, Fornaciari, Papazzoni & Tessier, 2018 †Priabonella Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Mietto, 2006 Sakaila Manning & Holthuis, 1981

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Aethridae
Hepatus epheliticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Clade: Reptantia
Infraorder: Brachyura
Section: Eubrachyura
Subsection: Heterotremata
Superfamily: Aethroidea
Dana, 1851 1
Family: Aethridae
Dana, 1851

The Aethridae are a family of crabs in their own superfamily, Aethroidea. It contains these genera (extinct genera marked †):12

  • Actaeomorpha Miers, 1877
  • Aethra Latreille in Cuvier, 1816
  • Drachiella Guinot, in Serene & Soh, 1976
  • Eohepatella Beschin & De Angeli, 2017
  • Eriosachila Blow & Manning, 1996
  • Hepatella Smith, in Verrill, 1869
  • Hepatiscus Bittner, 1875
  • Hepatus Latreille, 1802
  • Ilerdapatiscus Artal & Van Bakel, 2018
  • Latuxanthides De Angeli & Ceccon, 2015
  • Mainhepatiscus De Angeli & Beschin, 1999
  • Miohepatus Lima, Silva, Aguilera, Pinheiro & Santana, 2023
  • Osachila Stimpson, 1871
  • Politohepatiscus Beschin, Busulini & Tessier in Beschin, Busulini, Fornaciari, Papazzoni & Tessier, 2018
  • Priabonella Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Mietto, 2006
  • Sakaila Manning & Holthuis, 1981
References

References

  1. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. Ahyong, Shane T. (19 July 2024). "Aethridae Dana, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 October 2024.