Geryonidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
crabs
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tailed" in Greek), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen, usually hidden entirely under the thorax. Their exoskeleton is often thickened and ha ...
, including the following subfamilies and genera:
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Benthochasconinae
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Benthochascon''
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Raymanninus''
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Coeloma''
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Coenophthalmus''
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Echonilatus''
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Geryoninae
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Archaeoplax''
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Chaceon''
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Geryon
In Greek mythology, Geryon ( ; , genitive ), also Geryone (, or ), son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe, the grandson of Medusa and the nephew of Pegasus, was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far ...
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Zariquieyon''
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Litoricola''
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Nectocarcinus''
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Pyrenicola''
References
Portunoidea
Decapod families
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