Family LYREIDIDAE Guinot, 1993
- Lyreidinae Guinot, D. 1993. Données nouvelles sur les Raninoidea de Haan, 1841 (Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Podotremata). Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 316: 1324-1331 [1325, 1326].
Type genus:
Lyreidus De Haan, 1841.
Diagnosis
Carapace elongate, fusiform; dorsal surface naked; regions not defined; one or two anterolateral spines; fronto-orbital border narrow, tridentate; single pair of orbital fissures. Thoracic sternum deflexed at level of sternite 7, sternite 8 perpendicular to preceding sternite; sternite 4 wide; sternite 5 with pair of long projections; sternite 6 positioned only laterally. Chelipeds with relatively elongate and flattened propodus; fixed finger long. Last pair of legs reduced. Spermathecal apertures close together, longitudinal in outline. Abdomen with locking mechanism consisting of hooks on projections of sternite 5 fitting into sockets on pleomere 6. (After Guinot 1993).
General References
Guinot, D. 1993. Données nouvelles sur les Raninoidea de Haan, 1841 (Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Podotremata). Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 316: 1324-1331
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2019 | DECAPODA Latreille, 1802 | 08-Mar-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 04-Jun-2012 | 04-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |