Palicoidea is a
superfamily of
crabs, comprising the two families
Crossotonotidae and
Palicidae. Together, they contain 13 genera, including two genera in the Palicidae known only from
fossil
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s.
The two families were previously treated as two
subfamilies in a Palicidae of wider
circumscription
Circumscription may refer to:
*Circumscribed circle
* Circumscription (logic)
*Circumscription (taxonomy)
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;Family
Crossotonotidae Moosa & Serène, 1981
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Crossotonotus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
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Pleurophricus''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
;Family
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898
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Eopalicus'' †
Beschin, Busulini, De Angeli & Tessier, 1996
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Exopalicus''
Castro, 2000
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Miropalicus''
Castro, 2000
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Neopalicus''
Moosa & Serène, 1981
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Palicoides''
Moosa & Serène, 1981
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Paliculus''
Castro, 2000
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Palicus
''Palicus'' is a genus of stilt crabs in the family
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Philippi, 1838
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Parapalicus''
Moosa & Serène, 1981
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Pseudopalicus''
Moosa & Serène, 1981
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Rectopalicus''
Castro, 2000
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Spinipalicus'' †
Beschin & De Angeli, 2003
References
Crabs
Taxa named by Eugène Louis Bouvier
Arthropod superfamilies
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