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Checklist for Family Mecochiridae Van Straelen, 1924
and region Cretaceous (Mesozoic)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
164
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
82
164
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
76
155
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
155
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
68
139
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Glypheidea
Winckler, 1882
2
5
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Glypheoidea
Winkler, 1883
Glypheoid lobsters
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMecochiridae
Van Straelen, 1924
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cretaceous
2 Genera with 6 Species
Mecochirus Germar, 03SpeciesTaxom
Meyeria M´Coy, 19953SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cretaceous
6 Species
Mecochirus houdardi Van Straelen, 1936
Mecochirus ornatus
Mecochirus rapax
Meyeria crofti Ball, 1960
Meyeria magna M´Coy, 1849
Meyeria pueblaensis Feldmann, 1995


Links, sources and further information
Mecochiridae at gbif.org
Mecochiridae at irmng.org