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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Lower Cretaceous (Cretaceous)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
75
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
75
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
68
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
68
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
35
59
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
25
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Cretaceous
1 Genera with 1 Species
Roemerus Bishop, 19831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Cretaceous
1 Species
Roemerus robustus Bishop, 1983


Links, sources and further information
Epialtidae at artfakta.se
Epialtidae at biodiversity.org.au
Epialtidae at gbif.org
Epialtidae at irmng.org
Epialtidae at itis.gov
Epialtidae at marinespecies.org