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Erymidae

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Erymidae
Temporal range: Triassic–Hauterivian
Eryma mandelslohi
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Erymoidea

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Erymidae

Erymidae is a family of decapod crustaceans known only from fossils. They survived for 100 million years, from the Permo-Triassic boundary to the Hauterivian.[1] Eleven genera are recognised:[2]

References

  1. ^ Reinhard Forster (1985). "Evolutionary trends and ecology of Mesozoic decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 76: 299–304. doi:10.1017/s0263593300010518.
  2. ^ 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.