Necrocarcinidae
Necrocarcinidae is an extinct family of Late Jurassic and Cretaceous crabs.[1] It comprises 40 species grouped in seven genera.[2][3][4]
| Necrocarcinidae Temporal range:   | |
|---|---|
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| Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Malacostraca | 
| Order: | Decapoda | 
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata | 
| Infraorder: | Brachyura | 
| Section: | Eubrachyura | 
| Subsection: | Heterotremata | 
| Superfamily: | †Necrocarcinoidea | 
| Family: | †Necrocarcinidae Foster, 1968  | 
Genera
    
Genera within this family include:[5]
- Corazzatocarcinus Larghi, 2004
 - Cristella Collins and Rasmussen 1992
 - Necrocarcinus Bell, 1863
 - Paranecrocarcinus Van Straelen, 1936
 - Polycnemidium Reuss, 1859
 - Pseudonecrocarcinus Förster, 1968
 - Shazella Collins & Williams, 2004
 
References
    
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- Barry W.M. van Bakel; René H.B. Fraaije; John W.M. Jagt; Petr Skupien (2020). "Origin, early evolution and palaeoecology of Gymnopleura (Crustacea, Decapoda): Basal palaeocorystoid crabs from the Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous of central Europe". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 564: Article 110176. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.110176. S2CID 233890971.
 - Guinot & Davie, 2008 : Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 17 p. 1–286
 - De Grave & al., 2009 : A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 21, p. 1-109
 - Cristiano Larghi Brachyuran decapod Crustacea from the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon
 - Paleobiology Database
 
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