Albuneidae Explained

Albuneidae is a little-known family of specialized burrowing sand crabs. There are 50 extant species as well as nine fossil species that have been described. Fossil specimens have been described from the Cretaceous,^[1] Miocene^[2] and Oligocene.^[3]

Further reading

• . 3410 . 1–7 . 2003 . 10.1206/0003-0082(2003)410<0001:ANSOAM>2.0.CO;2 . A new species of Albunione Markham & Boyko, 1999 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Bopyridae: Pseudioninae) from Taiwan . John C. Markham . Christopher B. Boyko . 85854938 .

Notes and References

1. The first record of albuneid crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Cretaceous . . 29 . 2002 . 69–72 . René H. B. Fraaije . 2009-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184536/http://www.city.mizunami.gifu.jp/odocs/sightseeing/mizunami/cultural_property/institution/Bull29/BMFM29-069-072(116kB).pdf . 2011-06-12 . dead .
2. Albunea turritellacola, a new sand crab (Anomura, Albuneidae) from the lower Miocene of southwest France . . 34 . 2008 . 17–22 . René H. B. Fraaije, Barry W. M. van Bakel & John W. M. Jagt . 2009-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184554/http://www.city.mizunami.gifu.jp/odocs/sightseeing/mizunami/cultural_property/institution/Bull34/02.pdf . 2011-06-12 . dead .
3. A new genus of fossil sand crab (Anomura: Albuneidae) from the Oligocene of Italy . Christopher B. Boyko . . 47 . 4 . 2004 . 933–936 . 10.1111/j.0031-0239.2004.00391.x. 2004Palgy..47..933B . free .