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Trapezioidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Infraorder
  
Brachyura

Scientific name
  
Trapezioidea

Rank
  
Superfamily

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Decapoda

Section
  
Eubrachyura

Higher classification
  
Heterotremata

Trapezioidea

Lower classifications
  
Trapezia, Domeciidae, Elkhorn coral crab

Trapezioidea is a superfamily of crabs. Its members live symbiotically with corals, and have a fossil record stretching back to the Eocene .

Families

The World Register of Marine Species lists the following families:

  • Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893
  • Tetraliidae Castro, Ng & Ahyong, 2004
  • Trapeziidae Miers, 1886
  • References

    Trapezioidea Wikipedia