Cancridae is a

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of crabs. It comprises six extant genera, and ten exclusively fossil genera, in two subfamilies:

Extant Genera

Cancrinae Latreille, 1802 *'' Anatolikos'' Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000 * ''Cancer'' Linnaeus, 1758 *'' Glebocarcinus'' Nations, 1975 *'' Metacarcinus'' A. Milne-Edwards, 1862 *''

Platepistoma ''Platepistoma'' is is a genus of crabs. Species Included species: *''Platepistoma anaglyptum'' *''Platepistoma balssii'' *''Platepistoma guezei'' *''Platepistoma kiribatiense'' *''Platepistoma macrophthalmum'' *''Platepistoma nanum'' *'' ...

'' Rathbun, 1906 *'' Romaleon'' Gistel, 1848

Fossils

Cancrinae Latreille, 1802 *†'' Anisospinos'' Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000 *†'' Ceronnectes'' De Angeli & Beschin, 1998 *†'' Cyclocancer'' Beurlen, 1958 *†'' Microdium'' Reuss, 1867 *†'' Notocarcinus'' Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000 *†'' Santeecarcinus'' Blow & Manning, 1996 *†'' Sarahcarcinus'' Blow & Manning, 1996 † Lobocarcininae Beurlen, 1930 *†'' Lobocarcinus'' Reuss, 1857 *†'' Miocyclus'' Müller, 1978 *†'' Tasadia'' Müller ''in'' Janssen & Müller, 1984 Until 2000, the extant species were all classified in genus ''Cancer''. After an analysis of new fossil material, the subgenera were elevated to the rank of genus, and three new genera were erected. Most of the family's current diversity is found in temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere.

References

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* Cancroidea Decapod families {{crab-stub