Family Trichopeltariidae Tavares and Cleva 2010 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Trichopeltariidae

Full reference: M. Tavares and R. Cleva. 2010. Trichopeltariidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura), a new family and superfamily of eubrachyuran crabs with description of one new genus and five new species. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 50:97-157

Parent taxon: Trichopeltarioidea according to C. E. Schweitzer and R. M. Feldmann 2019

See also Tavares and Cleva 2010

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Alberticarcinus Levicyclus Palaeotrichia Podocatactes Trichopeltarion

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Type: Trichopeltarion

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Fiji (2 collections)

• Miocene of Argentina (1), Chile (2), Japan (7), New Zealand (1), United States (2: Washington)

• Oligocene of United States (2: Washington)

• Eocene of Italy (1), Mexico (1)

• Paleogene of Mexico (1)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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