Biology:Albuneidae

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Short description: Family of crustaceans

Albuneidae
Temporal range: Maastrichtian–Recent
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Anomura
Superfamily: Hippoidea
Family: Albuneidae
Stimpson, 1858
Genera[1]

Albuneinae

  • Albunea
  • Paralbunea
  • Squillalbunea
  • Stemonopa
  • Zygopa

Lepidopinae

  • Austrolepidopa
  • Lepidopa
  • Leucolepidopa
  • Paraleucolepidopa

Albuneidae is a little-known family of specialized burrowing sand crabs. There are 50 extant species as well as nine fossil species that have been described.[1] Fossil specimens have been described from the Cretaceous,[2] Miocene[3] and Oligocene.[4]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q3933883 entry