Trichodactylidae

Trichodactylidae is a family of crabs, in its own superfamily, Trichodactyloidea. They are all freshwater animals from Central and South America, including some offshore islands, such as Ilhabela, São Paulo. Only one of the 50 species is known from the fossil record, Sylviocarcinus piriformis from the Miocene of Colombia. The family contains 15 genera in two subfamilies:Subfamily Dilocarcininae Pretzmann, 1978Bottiella Magalhães & Türkay, 1996 Dilocarcinus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 Forsteria Bott, 1969 Fredilocarcinus Pretzmann, 1978 Goyazana Bott, 1969 Melocarcinus Magalhães & Türkay, 1996 Moreirocarcinus Magalhães & Türkay, 1996 Poppiana Bott, 1969 Rotundovaldivia Pretzmann, 1968 Sylviocarcinus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 Valdivia White, 1847 Zilchiopsis Bott, 1969Subfamily Trichodactylinae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853Avotrichodactylus Pretzmann, 1968 Rodriguezia Bott, 1969 Trichodactylus Latreille, 1829

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