| Atelecyclidae | |
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| Atelecyclus rotundatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Superfamily: | Cancroidea |
| Family: | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 |
Atelecyclidae is a family of crabs belonging to the superfamily Cancroidea, and currently contains eight genera of which two are extinct. However, the genera other than Atelecyclus and Pseudocorystes do not belong in the Cancroidea, and are to be removed from the family.
- Atelecyclus
- † Levicyclus
- † Palaeotrichia
- Peltarion
- Podocatactes
- Pseudocorystes
- Protopeltarion
- Trichopeltarion
References
- Michael Türkay & Daphne Cuvelier (March 24, 2005). "Atelecyclidae". World Register of Marine Species.
- Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- P. K. L. Ng, D. Guinot & P. J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Atelecyclidae | |
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