Family Dynomenidae Ortmann 1892 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dynomenidae

Parent taxon: Dromioidea according to P. Artal et al. 2022

See also Collins and Wienberg Rasmussen 1992, Karasawa 1993, Luque et al. 2017, Ng et al. 2009, Ossó et al. 2020, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer et al. 2012 and van Bakel et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Diaulacidae, Dromiidae, Xandarocarcinidae

Subtaxa: Acanthodromia Cracchidynomene Dynomeninae Graptocarcininae Graptocarcinus Hirsutodynomene Metadynomeninae Paradynomene Paradynomeninae

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Type: Dynomene

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Fiji (1)

• Miocene of Austria (1), Hungary (2), Jamaica (1), Japan (1), Poland (2)

• Neogene of Poland (1)

• Oligocene of Italy (2), United States (1: Oregon)

• Eocene of Italy (11), Spain (5)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

• Paleogene of Hungary (1)

• Cretaceous of Cuba (1), Italy (2), Mexico (2), United States (5: Texas)

Total: 41 collections including 64 occurrences

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