''Hepatella'' is a genus of
crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...
s in the family
Aethridae, containing these species:
*† ''
Hepatella amazonica''
Beurlen, 1958 (
Lower Miocene
The Early Miocene (also known as Lower Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages: the Aquitanian and Burdigalian stages.
The sub-epoch lasted from 23.03 ± 0.05 Ma to 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). It was prece ...
)
*''
Hepatella amica''
Smith, 1869
*''
Hepatella peruviana''
Rathbun, 1933
References
Crabs
Extant Miocene first appearances
Crustacean genera
Taxa named by Sidney Irving Smith
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