Progeryonidae is a small
family
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of
crabs in the
order
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Decapoda
The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp and prawns. Most decapods are scavengers. The order is es ...
. These
crabs were until 2005 included in the
Goneplacidae as part of the
subfamily Carcinoplacinae.
Three
genera
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are included:
* ''
Paragalene''
Kossmann, 1878
* ''
Progeryon''
Bouvier, 1922
* ''
Rhadinoplax''
Castro & Ng, 2008
References
Goneplacoidea
Decapod families
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