Crossotonotidae

Crossotonotus spinipes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Palicoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Brachyura
Sectio: Eubrachyura
Subsectio: Heterotremata
Superfamilia: Palicoidea

Familia: Crossotonotidae
Genera: Crossotonotus – †Montemagrellus – Pleurophricus

Name

Crossotonotidae Moosa & Serène, 1981

  • Type genus: Crossotonotus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873

References

Primary references

  • Moosa, M.K. & Serène, R. 1981. Observations on the Indo-West-Pacific Palicidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) with descriptions of two new subfamilies, four new genera and six new species. Marine Research in Indonesia 22: 21–66. ResearchGateOpen access Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Clark, P.F., Fujita, Y., Ball, A.D. & Ng, P.K.L. 2012. The first zoeal stage morphology of Crossotonotus spinipes (De Man, 1888) and Pseudopalicus serripes (Alcock & Anderson, 1895), with implications for palicoid systematics (Crustacea: Brachyura: Palicoidea). Zootaxa 3367: 191–203. Preview Reference page. 
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