Family CARCINIDAE MacLeay, 1838
Compiler and date details
May 2012 - Peter Davie, Queensland Museum, Brisbane
- Megalopidae Haworth, A.H. 1825. A new binary arrangement of the macrurus Crustacea. Philosophical Magazine and Journal 65: 183-184 [184].
- Platyonychidae Dana, J.D. 1851. On the Classification of the Cancroidea. American Journal of Science and Arts 12(34): 121-131 [130].
Diagnosis
Carapace subhexagonal, moderately wider than broad or about as broad as long; not obviously convex in both directions; eyestalks short; anterolateral border divided into five or fewer teeth (including exorbital tooth), supra-orbital fissures reduced, infraorbital fissure reduced or absent. Basal antennal segment narrow, cylindrical, fixed or free, longer than broad, lying longitudinally; lobe on first maxilliped ('portunid lobe') inconspicuous. Chelipeds long and stout; usually without spines except for inner carpal spine. At least one pair of ambulatory legs longer than chelipeds; dactyli of last pair of legs mostly lanceolate or styliform. Male first gonopod without subterminal spines. (After Apel & Spiridonov 1998).
General References
Apel, M. & Spiridonov, V.A. 1998. Taxonomy and zoogeography of the portunid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) of the Arabian Gulf and adjacent waters. Fauna of Arabia 17: 159-331
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 15-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
27-Mar-2012 | 27-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |