Dynomenidae
| Dynomenidae | |
|---|---|
| Dynomene hispida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Dromioidea |
| Family: | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 |
| Genera | |
|
19 (14 fossil, 5 extant), See below | |
Dynomenidae is a family of crabs in the superfamily Dromioidea mostly found in Madagascar. There are nineteen genera in this family: five extant and fourteen known from fossils:
- Acanthodromia A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Dynomene Desmarest, 1823
- Hirsutodynomene McLay, 1999
- Metadynomene McLay, 1999
- Paradynomene Sakai, 1963
- †Acanthodiaulax Schweitzer et al., 2003
- †Basinotopus M'Coy, 1849
- †Cyamocarcinus Bittner, 1883
- †Dromiopsis Reuss, 1858
- †Dynomenopsis Secretan, 1972
- †Eotrachynotocarcinus Beschin et al., 2007
- †Gemmellarocarcinus Checchia-Rispoli, 1905
- †Graptocarcinus Roemer, 1887
- †Kierionopsis Davidson, 1966
- †Maurimia Martins-Neto, 2001
- †Ovamene Müller & Collins, 1991
- †Stephanometopon Bosquet, 1854
- †Trechmannius Collins & Donovan, 2006
- †Xandaros Bishop, 1988
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