Calappidae is a
family
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of
crabs containing 16
genera, of which 7 are only known as
fossil
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s:
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Acanthocarpus The genus name ''Acanthocarpus'' may refer to:
* ''Acanthocarpus'' (plant), a genus of monocots currently placed in the Asparagaceae
* ''Acanthocarpus'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae
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Stimpson, 1871
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Calappa''
Weber, 1795
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Calappella''
Rathbun, 1919
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Calappilia''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
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Calappula''
Galil, 1997
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Cryptosoma''
Brullé, 1839
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Cycloes''
De Haan, 1837
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Cyclozodion''
Williams & Child, 1989
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Mursia
''Mursia'' is a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae, containing the following species:
* '' Mursia africana'' Galil, 1993
* '' Mursia armata'' De Haan, 1837
* '' Mursia aspera'' Alcock, 1899
* '' Mursia aurorae'' Galil & Ng, 2009
* '' Mursi ...
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A. G. Desmarest, 1823
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Mursilata''
C.-H. Hu & Tao, 1996
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Mursilia''
Rathbun, 1918
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Mursiopsis''
Ristori, 1889
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Paracyclois''
Miers, 1886
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Platymera''
H. Milne Edwards, 1837
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Stenodromia''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
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Tutus
Abu Sa'id Taj al-Dawla Tutush (; died 25 February 1095) or Tutush I, was the Seljuk emir of Damascus from 1078 to 1092, and sultan of Damascus from 1092 to 1094.
Years under Malik Shah
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Collins ''in'' Collins, Portell & Donovan, 2009
Fossils within this family can be found in sediment of
Europe
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,
United States
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,
Mexico
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,
Central America
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,
Australia and
Japan from
Cretaceous
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to recent (age range: 66.043 to 0.0 Ma).
Fossilworks
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References
Calappoidea
Extant Cretaceous first appearances
Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards
Decapod families
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