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Phlyctenodes

Phlyctenodes is an extinct genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following fossil species:†Phlyctenodes dalpaizi Fabiani, 1911 †Phlyctenodes krenneri Lorenthey, 1898 †Phlyctenodes nicolisi Bittner, 1884 †Phlyctenodes pustulosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862 †Phlyctenodes steinmanni Lorenthey, 1902 †Phlyctenodes tuberculosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862

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Phlyctenodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Xanthidae
Subfamily:	Actaeinae
Genus:	†Phlyctenodes A. Milne-Edwards, 1862

Phlyctenodes is an extinct genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following fossil species:¹

†Phlyctenodes dalpaizi Fabiani, 1911
†Phlyctenodes krenneri Lorenthey, 1898
†Phlyctenodes nicolisi Bittner, 1884
†Phlyctenodes pustulosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862
†Phlyctenodes steinmanni Lorenthey, 1902
†Phlyctenodes tuberculosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862

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Busulini, Alessandra; Tessier, Giuliano; Beschin, Claudio (2006). "The genus Phlyctenodes Milne Edwards, 1862 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Xanthidae) in the Eocene of Europe" (PDF). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas. 23: 350–360.