Aethridae
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Aethridae is a family of crab
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...

s in its own superfamily, Aethroidea. It contains the following genera (extinct genera marked †):
  • Actaeomorpha
    Actaeomorpha
    Actaeomorpha is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing the following species:* Actaeomorpha alvae Boone, 1934* Actaeomorpha erosa Miers, 1877* Actaeomorpha punctata Edmondson, 1935* Actaeomorpha angulata Ihle, 1918...

    Miers, 1877
  • Aethra
    Aethra (genus)
    Aethra is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing the following species:* Aethra edentata Edmondson, 1951* Aethra scruposa * Aethra scutata Smith, 1869* Aethra seychellensis Takeda, 1975...

    Latreille in Cuvier, 1816
  • Drachiella
    Drachiella (crab)
    Drachiella is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing one fossil species, and the following species:* Drachiella aglypha * Drachiella angulata * Drachiella caelata Takeda & Tachikawa, 1995...

    Guinot, in Serene & Soh, 1976
  • Eriosachila Blow & Manning, 1996
  • Hepatella
    Hepatella
    Hepatella is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing the following species:*† Hepatella amazonica Beurlen, 1958 *Hepatella amica Smith, 1869*Hepatella peruviana Rathbun, 1933...

    Smith, in Verrill, 1869
  • Hepatiscus Bittner, 1875
  • Hepatus
    Hepatus
    Hepatus is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing seven exclusively fossil species, and the following extant species:* Hepatus chiliensis H...

    Latreille, 1802
  • Mainhepatiscus De Angeli & Beschin, 1999
  • Matutites Blow & Manning, 1996
  • Osachila
    Osachila
    Osachila is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing three fossil species, and the following extant species:* Osachila acuta Stimpson, 1871* Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916* Osachila expansa Takeda, 1977...

    Stimpson, 1871
  • Prehepatus Rathbun, 1935
  • Priabonella Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Mietto, 2006
  • Pseudohepatiscus Blow & Manning, 1996
  • Sakaila
    Sakaila
    Sakalia is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing the following species:* Sakaila africana Manning & Holthuis, 1981* Sakaila imperialis * Sakaila japonica...

    Manning & Holthuis, 1981
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