Dakoticancroidea is a superfamily of

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crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek language, Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen#Arthropoda, abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the Thorax (arthropo ...

s divided into the following two

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: *† Dakoticancridae **† '' Avitelmessus'' **† '' Dakoticancer'' **† '' Tetracarcinus'' *† Ibericancridae **† '' Ibericancer'' **† '' Seorsus'' **† '' Sodakus'' **† '' Tropidicarcinus''

References

Dromiacea Santonian first appearances Maastrichtian extinctions Taxa named by Mary J. Rathbun Arthropod superfamilies {{paleo-crustacean-stub