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Parthenopidae

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Parthenopidae
Enoplolambrus laciniatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Subsection: Heterotremata
Superfamily: Parthenopoidea
Macleay, 1838
Family: Parthenopidae
Macleay, 1838
Subfamilies
  • Daldorfiinae
  • Parthenopinae

Parthenopidae is a family of crabs, placed in its own superfamily, Parthenopoidea.[1] It comprises nearly 40 genera, divided into two subfamilies, with three genera incertae sedis:[1][2]

Daldorfiinae Ng & Rodríguez, 1986
Parthenopinae MacLeay, 1838
incertae sedis

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Peter Davie & Michael Türkay (2011). "Parthenopidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 20, 2011.