Family Hypothalassiidae Karasawa and Schweitzer 2006 (crab)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Hypothalassiidae
Full reference: H. Karasawa and C. E. Schweitzer. 2006. A new classification of the Xanthoidea sensu lato (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) based on phylogenetic analysis and traditional systematics and evaluation of all fossil Xanthoidea sensu lato. Contributions to Zoology 75(1/2):23-72
Parent taxon: Eriphioidea according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2020
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Eriphiidae, Menippidae, Oziidae, Platyxanthidae
Subtaxa: Hypothalassia Lathahypossia
Type: Hypothalassia
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence