Harpactoxanthopsis quadrilobata fossil crab IT

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. The

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of the group extends back at least as far as the

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Genera

Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 * ''

Carpilius ''Carpilius'' is a genus of crabs in the family Carpiliidae, containing the following species: References External links

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'' A. G. Desmarest, 1823 * ''Eocarpilius'' Blow & Manning, 1996 * ''Holcocarcinus'' Withers, 1924 * ''Ocalina'' Rathbun, 1929 * '' Palaeocarpilius'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1862 * '' Paraocalina'' Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier, 2007 * '' Proxicarpilius'' Collins & Morris, 1978 Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003 * '' Jakobsenius'' Schweitzer, 2005 * '' Lobulata'' Schweitzer, Feldmann & Gingerich, 2004 * '' Palaeoxantho'' Bishop, 1986 * '' Palaeoxanthopsis'' Beurlen, 1958 * '' Paraverrucoides'' Schweitzer, 2003 * ''Remia'' Schweitzer, 2003 * '' Rocacarcinus'' Schweitzer, 2005 * '' Verrucoides'' Vega, Cosma, Coutiño, Feldmann, Nyborg, Schweitzer & Waugh, 2001 Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005 * '' Baricarcinus'' Casadío, De Angeli, Feldmann, Garassino, Hetler, Parras & Schweitzer, 2004 * '' Cyclocorystes'' Bell, 1858 * '' Lobonotus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1863 * '' Nitotacarcinus'' Schweitzer, Artal, Van Bakel, Jagt & Karasawa, 2007 * '' Paratumidocarcinus'' Martins-Neto, 2001 * '' Pulalius'' Schweitzer, Feldmann, Tucker & Berglund, 2000 * '' Titanocarcinus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1863 * '' Tumidocarcinus'' Glaessner, 1960 * '' Xanthilites'' Bell, 1858 Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 * ''

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'' Collins & Jakobsen, 2003 * '' Harpactocarcinus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1862 * '' Harpactoxanthopsis'' Vía, 1959 * '' Martinetta'' Blow & Manning, 1997 * '' Neozanthopsis'' Schweitzer, 2003 * '' Zanthopsis'' M’Coy, 1849

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q1998544 Crabs Extant Paleocene first appearances