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This list of prehistoric malacostracans illustrates the genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be malacostracans, a class of crustacean arthropod, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered malacostracans.[1] The majority of the genera are from the order Decapoda, for which a recent synopsis allows invalid names to be excluded.[2]
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Suborder Dendrobranchiata
- Acanthochirana
- Aeger
- Albertoppelia
- Ambilobeia
- Antrimpos
- Archeosolenocera
- Benthesicymus
- Bombur
- Bylgia
- Carinacaris
- Carpopenaeus
- Cretapenaeus
- Cretasergestes
- Drobna
- Dusa
- Hakelocaris
- Ifasya
- Koelga
- Libanocaris
- Longichela
- Longitergite
- Macropenaeus
- Microchela
- Micropenaeus
- Paleomattea
- Penaeus
- Pseudobombur
- Pseudodusa
- Rauna
- Rhodanicaris
- Satyrocaris
- Sicyonia
Infraorder Stenopodidea
- Jilinicaris
- Phoenice
Infraorder Caridea
- Acanthinopus
- Alburnia
- Alcmonacaris
- Bannikovia
- Bechleja
- Beurlenia
- Blaculla
- Buergerocaris
- Caridina
- Crangon
- Delclosia
- Gampsurus
- Harthofia
- Hefriga
- Leiothorax
- Micropsalis
- Morscrangon
- Notostomus
- Odontochelion
- Oplophorus
- Palaemon
- Pandalus
- Parvocaris
- Pasiphaea
- Pinnacaris
- Pleopteryx
- Propalaemon
- Pseudocaridinella
- Schmelingia
- Tonellocaris
- Udora
- Udorella
- Yongjiacaris
Infraorder Astacidea
- Astacopsis
- Astacus
- Austropotamobius
- Chilenophoberus
- Cricoidoscelosus
- Homarus
- Hoploparia
- Jagtia
- Lammuastacus
- Malmuncina
- Metanephrops
- Nephrops
- Nephropsis
- Oncopareia
- Pacifastacus
- Palaeocambarus
- Palaeoechinastacus
- Palaeonephrops
- Palaeopalaemon
- Palaeophoberus
- Paraclythia
- Paranephrops
- Procambarus
- Protastacus
- Pseudastacus
- Pseudohomarus
- Stenochirus
- Tillocheles
- Uncina
Infraorder Glypheidea
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- Cedrillosia
- Chimaerastacus
- Clytiella
- Clytiopsis
- Enoploclytia
- Eryma
- Galicia
- Glaessnericaris
- Glyphea
- Huhatanka
- Jabaloya
- Lissocardia
- Litogaster
- Mecochirus
- Meyeria
- Palaeastacus
- Paraclytiopsis
- Paralitogaster
- Pemphix
- Platychela
- Platypleon
- Praeatya
- Protoclytiopsis
- Pseudoglyphea
- Pseudopemphix
- Pustulina
- Selenisca
- Sinopemphix
- Squamosoglyphea
- Stenodactylina
- Trachysoma
Infraorder Thalassinidea
- Axiopsis
- Axius
- Brecanclawu
- Callianassa
- Callianopsis
- Calliax
- Callichirus
- Comoxianassa
- Corallianassa
- Cowichianassa
- Ctenocheles
- Eoglypturus
- Etallonia
- Eucalliax
- Glypturus
- Gourretia
- Huxleycaris
- Jaxea
- Laomedia
- Laurentiella
- Lepidophthalmus
- Magila
- Megachela
- Melipal
- Neocallichirus
- Neotrypaea
- Nihonotrypaea
- Paki
- Podocallichirus
- Protaxius
- Protocallianassa
- Schlueteria
- Sergio
- Thalassina
- Trypaea
- Upogebia
- Vegarthron
Infraorder Achelata
- Archaeocarabus
- Archaeopalinurus
- Astacodes
- Biarctus
- Cancrinos
- Jasus
- Justitia
- Linuparus
- Palaeopalinurus
- Palibacus
- Palinurina
- Palinurus
- Panulirus
- Parribacus
- Pehuenchia
- Scyllarella
- Scyllarides
- Scyllarus
- Tricarina
Infraorder Polychelida
- Antarcticheles
- Coleia
- Cycleryon
- Eryon
- Hasaracancer
- Hellerocaris
- Knebelia
- Palaeopentacheles
- Proeryon
- Pseudocoleia
- Rosenfeldia
- Tetrachela
- Tropifer
- Willemoesiocaris
Infraorder Anomura
- Acanthogalathea
- Albunea
- Ammopylocheles
- Anapagurus
- Annieporcellana
- Annuntidiogenes
- Austromunida
- Beripetrolisthes
- Birgus
- Brazilomunida
- Calcinus
- Calteagalathea
- Ciliopagurus
- Clibanarius
- Coenobita
- Cretagalathea
- Dardanus
- Diacanthurus
- Diogenes
- Eocalcinus
- Eocarcinus[3]
- Eomunidopsis
- Eopaguropsis
- Eopetrolisthes
- Eotylaspis
- Eumunida
- Faxegalathea
- Galathea
- Gastrosacus
- Goniochirus
- Harryhausenia
- Haumuriaegla
- Italialbunea
- Jurapylocheles
- Lessinigalathea
- Lobipetrolisthes
- Longoporcellana
- Lophomastix
- Lophoraninella
- Luisogalathea
- Mesogalathea
- Mesoparapylocheles
- Munida
- Munidopsis
- Munitheites
- Orhomalus
- Ovocarcinus
- Pachycheles
- Paguristes
- Pagurus
- Palaeomunida
- Palaeomunidopsis
- Palaeopagurus
- Paragalathea
- Paralomis
- Parapaguristes
- Petrochirus
- Petrolisthes
- Pisidia
- Platykotta[3]
- Polyonyx
- Porcellana
- Porcellanoidea
- Praealbunea
- Pristinaspina
- Protaegla
- Protomunida
- Pylopagurus
- Retrorsichela
- Shinkaia
- Spathagalathea
- Stemonopa
- Striadiogenes
- Zygopa
Infraorder Brachyura
- Abyssophthalmus
- Acanthocarpus
- Acanthodiaulax
- Acantholambrus
- Acanthoportunus
- Achaeus
- Actaea
- Actaeites
- Actaeodes
- Actaeops
- Actaeopsis
- Actinotocarcinus
- Actumnus
- Ameridromia
- Ampliura
- Amydrocarcinus
- Anaglyptus
- Anatolikos
- Andorina
- Anisospinos
- Antarctidromia
- Antarctomithrax
- Araripecarcinus
- Arcania
- Archaeocypoda
- Archaeogeryon
- Archaeoplax
- Archaeopus
- Archaeotetra
- Archaeozius
- Arenaeus
- Arges
- Ashtoret
- Asthenognathus
- Atelecyclus
- Atergatis
- Aulacopodia
- Austrohelice
- Avitelmessus
- Balcacarcinus
- Banareia
- Baricarcinus
- Bartethusa
- Basinotopus
- Bicarinocarcinus
- Bicornisranina
- Binkhorstia
- Bittnereus
- Bittnerilia
- Boschettia
- Brachynotus
- Branchiocarcinus
- Branchiolambrus
- Branchioplax
- Brome
- Bucculentum
- Budapanopeus
- Calappa
- Calappella
- Calappilia
- Callinectes
- Caloxanthus
- Camarocarcinus
- Campylostoma
- Cancer
- Cancrixantho
- Caprocancer
- Carcineretes
- Carcinoplax
- Carcinus
- Cardirhynchus
- Cardisoma
- Carinocarcinoides
- Carinocarcinus
- Carpilius
- Carupa
- Cenocorystes
- Cenomanocarcinus
- Ceronnectes
- Chaceon
- Charybdis
- Chasmocarcinus
- Cherpiocarcinus
- Chirinocarcinus
- Chlinocephalus
- Chlorodiella
- Chorilia
- Cicarnus
- Coeloma
- Coelopus
- Collinsius
- Colneptunus
- Colpocaris
- Componocancer
- Corallicarcinus
- Corazzatocarcinus
- Corystes
- Costacopluma
- Cretachlorodius
- Cretacocarcinus
- Cretacoranina
- Cristafrons
- Cristella
- Cristipluma
- Cronius
- Crossotonotus
- Cryptodromia
- Cryptolutea
- Cryptosoma
- Cyamocarcinus
- Cyclocancer
- Cyclocorystes
- Cyclodius
- Cycloes
- Cyclograpsus
- Cycloprosopon
- Cyclothyreus
- Cycloxanthops
- Cymonomus
- Cyrtorhina
- Dagnaudus
- Daira
- Dakoticancer
- Daldorfia
- Daragrapsus
- Daranyia
- Demania
- Derilambrus
- Diaulax
- Dioratiopus
- Distefania
- Doerflesia
- Dorippe
- Drachiella
- Dromia
- Dromidia
- Dromilites
- Dromiopsis
- Duncania
- Dynomene
- Dynomenopsis
- Ebalia
- Ekalakia
- Enoplolambrus
- Enoplonotus
- Eocarpilius
- Eocharybdis
- Eodorippe
- Eodromites
- Eohalimede
- Eoinachoides
- Eomaldivia
- Eomatuta
- Eopalicus
- Eopilumnus
- Eoplax
- Eoprosopon
- Eotrachynotocarcinus
- Eoxanthias
- Epialtus
- Epigodromia
- Epixanthus
- Eriocheir
- Eriosachila
- Eriphia
- Ethusa
- Etisus
- Etyus
- Etyxanthosia
- Euclosia
- Eucorystes
- Eucrate
- Eumorphactaea
- Eumorphocorystes
- Euphylax
- Euprognatha
- Euronectes
- Eurycarpus
- Euryozius
- Eurypanopeus
- Euryplax
- Eurytium
- Euxanthus
- Falconoplax
- Falsiportunites
- Feldmannia
- Forestia
- Fredericia
- Gabriella
- Gaillardiellus
- Galene
- Galenopsis
- Garthiope
- Gastrodorus
- Gecchelicarcinus
- Gemmacarcinus
- Gemmellarocarcinus
- Geothelphusa
- Gillcarcinus
- Glabropilumnus
- Glaessneropsis
- Glebocarcinus
- Globihexapus
- Glyphithyreus
- Glyptodynomene
- Glyptoxanthus
- Gollincarcinus
- Gomezinus
- Goneplax
- Goniochele
- Goniocypoda
- Goniodromites
- Graptocarcinus
- Guinotosia
- Halimede
- Harenacorystes
- Harpactocarcinus
- Harpactoxanthopsis
- Haydnella
- Hebertides
- Heeia
- Heikeopsis
- Hemigrapsus
- Hemioon
- Hepatella
- Hepatinulus
- Hepatiscus
- Hepatus
- Herbstia
- Heteractaea
- Heteronucia
- Heteropanope
- Heus
- Hexapanopeus
- Hexapus
- Hillius
- Holcocarcinus
- Homelys
- Homola
- Homoliformis
- Homolodromia
- Homolopsis
- Hoplitocarcinus
- Hyas
- Hyastenus
- Hypocolpus
- Ibericancer
- Icriocarcinus
- Ilia
- Iliacantha
- Inachus
- Iphiculus
- Ixa
- Jacquinotia
- Jakobsenius
- Jonesius
- Karasawaia
- Kerepesia
- Kierionopsis
- Kowaicarcinus
- Kromtitis
- Lachnopodus
- Laevicarcinus
- Laeviprosopon
- Laleonectes
- Lambropsis
- Lathahypossia
- Latheticocarcinus
- Latulambrus
- Lecythocaris
- Leiolambrus
- Leptodius
- Leptomithrax
- Lessinioplax
- Leucosia
- Leucosilia
- Leurocyclus
- Levicyclus
- Liagore
- Lianira
- Libinia
- Libystes
- Lignihomola
- Liocarcinus
- Liocaris
- Liomera
- Lipaesthesius
- Lissocarcinus
- Lissopsis
- Lithophylax
- Litograpsus
- Lobocarcinus
- Lobogalenopsis
- Lobonotus
- Lobulata
- Loerentheya
- Loerenthopluma
- Londinimola
- Longodromites
- Longusorbis
- Lophopanopeus
- Lophoranina
- Lovarina
- Loxorhynchus
- Lucanthonisia
- Lupeites
- Lupocyclus
- Lydia
- Lyreidina
- Lyreidus
- Macroacaena
- Macrocheira
- Macromedaeus
- Macrophthalmus
- Macropipus
- Maeandricampus
- Magyarcarcinus
- Maingrapsus
- Mainhepatiscus
- Maja
- Marocarcinus
- Martinetta
- Martinocarcinus
- Marycarcinus
- Mascaranada
- Matutites
- Maurimia
- Medaeops
- Medaeus
- Medorippe
- Megamia
- Megaxantho
- Megokkos
- Menippe
- Mesodromilites
- Mesolambrus
- Mesorhoea
- Metacarcinus
- Metopograpsus
- Metopoxantho
- Micippa
- Microcorystes
- Microdium
- Micromaia
- Micromithrax
- Micropanope
- Minohellenus
- Miocyclus
- Miograpsus
- Miopipus
- Mioplax
- Miosesarma
- Mioxaiva
- Mithracia
- Mithracites
- Mithraculus
- Mithrax
- Monodaeus
- Montezumella
- Mursia
- Mursilata
- Mursilia
- Mursiopsis
- Myra
- Nanocassiope
- Nanomaja
- Nanoplax
- Necora
- Necrocarcinus
- Necronectes
- Nemausa
- Neodorippe
- Neoliomera
- Neomeria
- Neosarmatium
- Neozanthopsis
- Neptocarcinus
- Nipponopon
- Nitotacarcinus
- Nobilum
- Nodoprosopon
- Noetlingia
- Nogarolia
- Notocarcinus
- Notomithrax
- Notopocorystes
- Notopoides
- Notopus
- Notosceles
- Nucia
- Nucilobus
- Nursia
- Ocalina
- Ocypode
- Oedisoma
- Olinaecaris
- Ommatocarcinus
- Oonoton
- Ophthalmoplax
- Orbitoplax
- Oregonia
- Orithopsis
- Orthakrolophos
- Osachila
- Ovalipes
- Ovamene
- Oxythyreus
- Ozius
- Pachygrapsus
- Pakicarcinus
- Palaeocarpilius
- Palaeodromites
- Palaeograpsus
- Palaeomyra
- Palaeopinnixa
- Palaeopsopheticus
- Palaeotrichia
- Palaeoxantho
- Palaeoxanthops
- Palaeoxanthopsis
- Palehomola
- Palicus
- Palmyria
- Panopeus
- Panticarcinus
- Paracleistostoma
- Paracorallicarcinus
- Paractaea
- Paracyclois
- Paradorippe
- Paradoxicarcinus
- Paranecrocarcinus
- Paranursia
- Paraocalina
- Parapirimela
- Paratetralia
- Parathranites
- Paratumidocarcinus
- Paraverrucoides
- Paraxanthias
- Paraxanthosia
- Pariphiculus
- Paromola
- Paromolopsis
- Parthenope
- Peloeus
- Periacanthus
- Persephona
- Phalangites
- Philyra
- Phlyctenodes
- Phrynolambrus
- Pilodius
- Pilumnomimus
- Pilumnopeus
- Pilumnus
- Pinnixa
- Pinnotheres
- Pirimela
- Pisa
- Pisoides
- Pisomaja
- Pitho
- Pithonoton
- Plagiophthalmus
- Planes
- Planoprosopon
- Platepistoma
- Platylambrus
- Platypodia
- Pleolobites
- Pliopirimela
- Podocatactes
- Podophthalmus
- Polycnemidium
- Pororaria
- Portufuria
- Portumnus
- Portunites
- Portunus
- Potamon
- Potamonautes
- Preclarocarcinus
- Pregeryona
- Prehepatus
- Priabonella
- Priabonocarcinus
- Prochlorodius
- Prohomola
- Prosopon
- Proterocarcinus
- Protuberosa
- Proxicarpilius
- Psammocarcinus
- Psammograpsus
- Pseudoachelous
- Pseudocarcinus
- Pseudodaranyia
- Pseudohepatiscus
- Pseudomicippe
- Pseudonecrocarcinus
- Pseudophilyra
- Pseudophlyctenodes
- Pseudorhombila
- Psopheticus
- Psygmophthalmus
- Pterocarcinus
- Pugettia
- Pulalius
- Pyromaia
- Quasilaeviranina
- Rakosia
- Randallia
- Ranidina
- Ranilia
- Raniliformis
- Ranina
- Raninella
- Raninoides
- Rathbunella
- Rathbunopon
- Remia
- Retrocypoda
- Retropluma
- Rhachiosoma
- Rhinodromia
- Rhinolambrus
- Rhinopoupinia
- Rocacarcinus
- Rochinia
- Roemerus
- Rogueus
- Romaleon
- Rugafarius
- Sabahranina
- Sabellidromites
- Sandomingia
- Santeecarcinus
- Santeella
- Santeexanthus
- Sarahcarcinus
- Saratunus
- Schizophroida
- Schizophrys
- Sculptoplax
- Scylla
- Scyra
- Secretanella
- Seorsus
- Sereneopeus
- Serenius
- Sesarma
- Sestrostoma
- Sharnia
- Shazella
- Silvacarcinus
- Simonellia
- Sodakus
- Speleophorus
- Speocarcinus
- Spinipalicus
- Stenocionops
- Stenodromia
- Stenorhynchus
- Stephanometopon
- Stevea
- Stintonius
- Stoaplax
- Styrioplax
- Sylviocarcinus
- Symethis
- Syphax
- Szaboa
- Tanidromites
- Tanzanonautes
- Tasadia
- Tehuacana
- Telamonocarcinus
- Teleophrys
- Tenuihomola
- Tepexicarcinus
- Tetracarcinus
- Tetralia
- Tetraxanthus
- Thalamita
- Thalamitoides
- Thelecarcinus
- Thelphusograpsus
- Thia
- Thoe
- Titanocarcinus
- Titanodorippe
- Tithonohomola
- Tokoyo
- Tongapapaka
- Torynomma
- Trachynotocarcinus
- Trachypirimela
- Trapezia (genus)
- Trechmannius
- Tribolocephalus
- Trichopeltarion
- Tritodynamia
- Tumidocarcinus
- Tutankhamen
- Tutus
- Tylocarcinus
- Tymolus
- Typhlocarcinus
- Typilobus
- Uca
- Uhlias
- Umalia
- Urnalana
- Utica
- Vanuachela
- Vectis
- Verrucarcinus
- Verrucoides
- Viacarcinus
- Viaophthalmus
- Viapinnixa
- Viaplax
- Wanga
- Wilmingtonia
- Wilsonimaia
- Withersella
- Woodbinax
- Wulaicarcinus
- Xaiva
- Xandaros
- Xanthias
- Xanthilites
- Xantho
- Xanthodius
- Xanthosia
- Xanthosioides
- Xeinostoma
- Xenophthalmus
- Zanthopsis
- Zaops
- Zosimus
- Zygastrocarcinus
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- Gammarus
- Melita
- Praegmelina
- Aristozoe
- Baituganocaris
- Callizoe
- Caryocaris
- Ceratiocaris
- Dilophaspis
- Dithyrocaris
- Echinocaris
- Eleutherocaris
- Elymocaris
- Gonatocaris
- Guerichicaris
- Hebertocaris
- Heroldina
- Kerfornecaris
- Lebesconteia
- Macrocaris
- Montecaris
- Nahecaris
- Ohiocaris
- Orozoe
- Pephricaris
- Ptychocaris
- Pygocaris
- Rhinocaris
- Schugurocaris
- Trigonocarys
- Tropidocaris
- Anthracophausia
- Devonocaris
- Eocaris
- Essoidea
- Palaemysis
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- Anhelkocephalon
- Archaeoniscus
- Archaeosphaeroma
- Cirolana
- Cyclosphaeroma
- Cymatoga
- Cymodoce
- Elioserolis
- Eocopea
- Eosphaeroma
- Hesslerella
- Heterosphaeroma
- Isopodites
- Palaega
- Palaeocrangon
- Palaeophreatoicus
- Proidotea
- Protamphisopus
- Protosphaeroma
- Saduria
- Sphaeroma
- Triassphaeroma
- Unusuropode
- Urda
- Eucopia
- Lophogaster
- Peachocaris
- Schimperella
- Anthracaris
- Bellocaris
- Elder
- Francocaris
- Jerometichenoria
- Mamayocaris
- Notocaris
- Paramysis
- Paulocaris
- Pseudogalathea
- Pseudotealliocaris
- Pygocephalus
- Siriella
- Tylerocaris
- Archaeocaris
- Bairdops
- Eopteridium
- Aptychopsis
- Discinocaris
- Peltocaris
- Protocimex
- Angelosquilla
- Bathysquilla
- Chloridella
- Gonodactylus
- Gorgonophontes
- Hemisquilla
- Lysiosquilla
- Palaeosquilla
- Perimecturus
- Pseudosculda
- Pseudosquilla
- Sculda
- Squilla
- Topangasquilla
- Triassosculda
- Tyrannophontes
- Tyrannosculda
- Acadiocaris
- Anthracocaris
- Carlclausus
- Cretitanais
- Eucryptocaris
- Jurapseudes
- Ophthalmapseudes
- Palaeotanais
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