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Avitelmessus
Taxonomy
Avitelmessus was named by Rathbun (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-l K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 961]. Its type is Avitelmessus grapsoideus.
It was assigned to Atelecyclidae by Rathbun (1923), Rathbun (1935); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dakoticancridae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2017), Schweitzer et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Atelecyclidae by Rathbun (1923), Rathbun (1935); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dakoticancridae by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Feldmann et al. (2017), Schweitzer et al. (2025).
Species
A. grapsoideus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Avitelmessus Rathbun p. 403 |
| 1935 | Avitelmessus Rathbun p. 51 |
| 2002 | Avitelmessus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Avitelmessus Schweitzer et al. p. 57 |
| 2017 | Avitelmessus Feldmann et al. p. 2 |
| 2025 | Avitelmessus Schweitzer et al. p. 642 |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available