†family Scyllaridae Latreille 1825 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Scyllaridae

Parent taxon: Achelata according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2015

See also Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Cancrinidae, Palinura, Palinuridae, Palinuroidea

Subtaxa: Acanthophoenicides Antarctus Arctides Arctidinae Bathyarctus Biarctus Crenarctus Galearctus Llajassus Neoscyllarida Palibacus Parribacus Scyllarella Scyllarides Scyllarus

View classification

Type: Scyllarus

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Fiji (1 collection)

• Eocene of Iran (1), Italy (1), Pakistan (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (3: California, Oregon)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1), Mexico (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences

Show more details