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Glaessneropsoidea is a superfamily of fossil crabs.[1] They are found in rocks from Late Jurassic age to Late Cretaceous.[2] The 45 species in the superfamily are divided among 11 genera in four families:[1]
- Family Glaessneropsidae Patrulius, 1959
- Ekalakia Bishop, 1976
- Glaessneropsis Patrulius, 1959
- Rathbunopon Stenzel, 1945
- Vectis Withers, 1946
- Verrucarcinus Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2009
- Family Lecythocaridae Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2009
- Lecythocaris von Meyer, 1860
- Family Longodromitidae Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2009
- Abyssophthalmus Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2009
- Coelopus Étallon, 1861
- Longodromites Patrulius, 1959
- Planoprosopon Schweitzer, Feldmann & Lazǎr, 2007
- Family Nodoprosopidae Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2009
- Nodoprosopon Beurlen, 1928
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
- ^ Rodney M. Feldmann; Carrie E. Schweitzer; William R. Wahl (2008). "Ekalakia (Decapoda: Brachyura): the preservation of eyes links Cretaceous crabs to Jurassic ancestors" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 82 (5): 1030–1034. Bibcode:2008JPal...82.1030F. doi:10.1666/08-006.1. S2CID 86066334. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-26.
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