Etyiidae

Etyiidae is a prehistoric family of dromiacean crabs only known from Cretaceous and a few Paleocene fossils. Seven genera are included:[1]

  • Caloxanthus A. Milne-Edwards, 1864
  • Etyus Mantell, 1822
  • Etyxanthosia Fraaije, Van Bakel, Jagt & Artal, 2008
  • Feldmannia Guinot & Tavares, 2001
  • Guinotosia Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier, 2007
  • Etyus Mantell, 1822
  • Xanthosia Bell, 1863

Etyiidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–Paleocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Section:
Dromiacea
Superfamily:
Dromioidea
Family:
Etyiidae

Guinot & Tavares, 2001 [1]

References
  1. 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 2011-06-06.


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