Pseudozioidea Explained

Pseudozioidea is a superfamily of crabs, formerly treated in the Eriphioidea, Carpilioidea, Xanthoidea, Pilumnoidea and Goneplacoidea.^[1] A number of fossils from the Eocene onwards are known from the family Pseudoziidae.^[2] Eleven genera are recognised in three families:^[3]

• Christmaplacidae Naruse & Ng, 2014
  • Christmaplax Naruse & Ng, 2014
  • Harryplax Mendoza & Ng, 2017
• Pilumnoididae Guinot & Macpherson, 1987
  • Pilumnoides Lucas, 1844
  • Setozius Ng & Ahyong, 2013
• Planopilumnidae Serène, 1984
  • Flindersoplax Davie, 1989
  • Haemocinus Ng, 2003
  • Planopilumnus Balss, 1933
  • Platychelonion Crosnier & Guinot, 1969
  • Rathbunaria Ward, 1933
• Pseudoziidae Alcock, 1898
  • Archaeozius † Schweitzer, 2003
  • Euryozius Miers, 1886
  • Flindersoplax Davie, 1989
  • Priabonocarcinus † Müller & Collins, 1991
  • Pseudozius Dana, 1851
  • Santeexanthus † Blow & Manning, 1996
  • Tongapapaka † Feldmann, Schweitzer & McLaughlin, 2006

Notes and References

1. . 2008 . 17 . 1–286 . Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world . Peter K. L. Ng . Danièle Guinot . Peter J. F. Davie . amp . PDF.
2. . 2003 . 77 . 6 . 1107–1128 . 10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<1107:UOPCFC>2.0.CO;2 . Utility of proxy characters for classification of fossils: an example from the fossil Xanthoidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) . Carrie E. Schweitzer.
3. . 2009 . Suppl. 21 . 1–109 . A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans . Sammy De Grave . N. Dean Pentcheff . Shane T. Ahyong . PDF. etal.