Aethridae Explained

The Aethridae are a family of crabs in their own superfamily, Aethroidea. It contains these genera (extinct genera marked †):^[1]

• Actaeomorpha Miers, 1877
• Aethra Latreille in Cuvier, 1816
• Drachiella Guinot, in Serene & Soh, 1976
• † Eriosachila Blow & Manning, 1996
• Hepatella Smith, in Verrill, 1869
• † Hepatiscus Bittner, 1875
• Hepatus Latreille, 1802
• † Mainhepatiscus De Angeli & Beschin, 1999
• † Matutites Blow & Manning, 1996
• Osachila Stimpson, 1871
• † Prehepatus Rathbun, 1935
• † Priabonella Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Mietto, 2006
• † Pseudohepatiscus Blow & Manning, 1996
• Sakaila Manning & Holthuis, 1981

Notes and References

1. Web site: P. Davie . 2010 . Aethridae Dana, 1851 . . December 6, 2010.