Oziidae is a family of crabs in the order Decapoda. There are about 7 genera and more than 30 described species in Oziidae.[1]
| Oziidae | |
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| Ozius truncatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Section: | Eubrachyura |
| Subsection: | Heterotremata |
| Superfamily: | Eriphioidea |
| Family: | Oziidae |
Genera edit
These seven genera belong to the family Oziidae:
- Baptozius Alcock, 1898
- Bountiana N.g.Davie, 2000
- Epixanthoides Balss, 1935
- Epixanthus Heller, 1861
- Eupilumnus Kossmann, 1877
- Lydia Gistel, 1848
- Ozius Milne-Edwards, 1834
References edit
Further reading edit
- Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.
- Scholtz, Gerhard; Richter, Stefan (1995). "Phylogenetic systematics of the reptantian Decapoda (Crustacea, Malacostraca)" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 113 (3): 289–328. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1995.tb00936.x.
- Stebbing, Thomas Roscoe Rede (1893). A History of Crustacea: Recent Malacostraca. D. Appleton.
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