Mecochiridae
Recorded as extinct.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Mecochiridae |
| Published in | Van Straelen, V. (1925). Contribution à l'étude des Crustacés décapodes de la période Jurassique. <em>Mémoires de la Classe des Sciences de l'Académie Royale de Belgique (ser. 2).</em> 7 (1): 1-462, pls. 1-10. |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 9 |
| Species records held | 42 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 58 |
| GBIF key | 3254258 |
Genera in Mecochiridae
- Mecochirus — 19 species: Mecochirus bartholomaii, Mecochirus chilensis, Mecochirus clypeatus, Mecochirus eckerti, Mecochirus germari, Mecochirus grandis, Mecochirus houdardi, Mecochirus lanceolatus
- Meyeria — 10 species: Meyeria bolivari, Meyeria crofti, Meyeria gracilis, Meyeria harveyi, Meyeria iranica, Meyeria libanotica, Meyeria ornata, Meyeria pueblaensis
- Atherfieldastacus — 4 species: Atherfieldastacus magnus, Atherfieldastacus mexicanus, Atherfieldastacus rapax, Atherfieldastacus schwartzi
- Huhatanka — 2 species: Huhatanka australis, Huhatanka kiowana
- Jabaloya — 2 species: Jabaloya aragonensis, Jabaloya polonica
- Praeatya — 2 species: Praeatya scabrosa, Praeatya scatbrosa
- Pehuenchia — 1 species: Pehuenchia tellecheai
- Romaniacheiros — 1 species: Romaniacheiros lophia
- Selenisca — 1 species: Selenisca gratiosa
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.