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Cheiragonidae

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Phylum
  
Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Order
  
Decapoda

Section
  
Rank
  
Family

Cheiragonidae

Similar
  
Corystidae, Dairoidea, Retroplumidae, Eriphioidea, Xanthoidea

Cheiragonidae is a small family of crabs, sometimes called helmet crabs, placed in its own superfamily, Cheriagonoidea. It comprises three extant species, Erimacrus isenbeckii, Telmessus acutidens and Telmessus cheiragonus, there are no yet evidences of Cheiragonidae in the fossil record. Many of these crabs were formerly treated as members of the Atelecyclidae.

References

Cheiragonidae Wikipedia


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