Trapezioidea

Trapezioidea
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
Trapezia tigrina (Trapeziidae)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Section: Eubrachyura
Subsection: Heterotremata
Superfamily: Trapezioidea
Miers, 1886 [1]
Families

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Trapezioidea is a superfamily of crabs. Its members live symbiotically with corals and have a fossil record stretching back to the Eocene.[2]

Families

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The World Register of Marine Species lists the following families:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ahyong, Shane T. (21 July 2024). "Trapezioidea Miers, 1886". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ Schweitzer, Carrie E. (2005). "The Trapeziidae and Domeciidae (Decapoda: Brachyura: Xanthoidea) in the fossil record and a new Eocene genus from Baja California Sur, Mexico". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 25 (4): 625–636. doi:10.1651/C-2575.1. JSTOR 4094148.
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