Progeryonidae is a small family of crabs in the order Decapoda. These crabs were until 2005 included in the Goneplacidae as part of the subfamily Carcinoplacinae.[1] Three genera are included:

Progeryonidae
Progeryon guinotae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Section: Eubrachyura
Subsection: Heterotremata
Superfamily: Goneplacoidea
Family: Progeryonidae
Števčić, 2005

References edit

  1. ^ Peter K. L. Ng & Marivene R. Manuel-Santos (2007). "Establishment of the Vultocinidae, a new family for an unusual new genus and new species of Indo-West Pacific crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Goneplacoidea), with comments on the taxonomy of the Goneplacidae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1558: 39–68.