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Epialtidae
Taxonomy
Epialtidae was named by MacLeay (1838). It is extant.
It was assigned to Majoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017), Wolfe et al. (2019), Schweitzer et al. (2020) and Ferratges et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Majoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017), Wolfe et al. (2019), Schweitzer et al. (2020) and Ferratges et al. (2023).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1838 | Epialtidae MacLeay |
| 2010 | Epialtidae Schweitzer et al. p. 92 |
| 2017 | Epialtidae Luque et al. p. 23 |
| 2019 | Epialtidae Wolfe et al. |
| 2020 | Epialtidae Schweitzer et al. p. 2 |
| 2023 | Epialtidae Ferratges et al. p. 6 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Epialtidae MacLeay 1838
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Subfm. Epialtinae MacLeay 1838
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G. Epialtus Milne-Edwards 1834
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†Epialtus pacificus Rathbun 1945
†Epialtus productus Randall 1839 [shield back kelp crab]
G. Huenia De Haan 1837
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Huenia australis Griffin and Tranter 1986
Huenia bifurcata Streets 1870
Huenia halei Griffin and Tranter 1986
G. Pugettia Dana 1851
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Pugettia incisa De Haan 1839
†Pugettia producta Randall 1839 [shield back kelp crab]
Pugettia richii Dana 1851
Pugettia tasmanensis Richer de Forges 1993
†Pugettia yamafui Karasawa and Kitamura 2003
Subfm. †Periacanthinae Lorenthey 1929
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G. †Periacanthus Bittner 1875
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†Periacanthus dallagoi Beschin et al. 2005
†Periacanthus dallonii Via 1959
†Periacanthus horridus Bittner 1875
†Periacanthus ramosus Artal and Castillo 2005
†Periacanthus tetracornis Ferratges et al. 2014
Subfm. Pisinae Dana 1851
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G. Herbstia Milne-Edwards 1834
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†Herbstia exserta Collins and Morris 1976
†Herbstia melitense Gatt and de Angeli 2010
G. Hyastenus White 1847
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†Hyastenus antiquus Beschin et al. 2018
†Hyastenus corallinus De Angeli and Beschin 2008
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan 1839
G. Libinia Leach 1815
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Libinia dubia Milne-Edwards 1834
Libinia emarginata Leach 1815
†Libinia mbalavuensis Rathbun 1945
†Libinia peruviensis Carriol et al. 1987
Libinia setosa Lockington 1877
G. Loxorynchus Stimpson 1857
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Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson 1857
Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson 1857
G. Pisoides Milne-Edwards and Lucas 1843
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Pisoides bidentatus Milne-Edwards 1873
Pisoides ortmanni Balss 1924
G. †Planobranchia Schweitzer and Feldmann 2010
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†Planobranchia egyptensis Feldmann et al. 2011
†Planobranchia elongata Ferratges et al. 2023
†Planobranchia laevis Lorenthey 1909
†Planobranchia palmuelleri Artal et al. 2014
Planobranchia simplex Remy 1959
G. Rochinia Milne Edwards 1875
Subfm. Tychinae Dana 1851
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G. Pitho Bell 1836
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Pitho anisodon Von Martens 1872
Pitho sexdentata Rathbun 1926
Invalid names: Othonia Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pliosomatinae Stevcic 2005 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available