Atelecyclidae

Atelecyclidae
Atelecyclus rotundatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Cancroidea
Family: Atelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893

Atelecyclidae is a family of crabs belonging to the superfamily Cancroidea, and currently contains eight genera of which two are extinct. However, the genera other than Atelecyclus and Pseudocorystes do not belong in the Cancroidea, and are to be removed from the family.

  • Atelecyclus
  • Levicyclus
  • Palaeotrichia
  • Peltarion
  • Podocatactes
  • Pseudocorystes
  • Protopeltarion
  • Trichopeltarion
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