古瓢蟹屬(學名:Palaeocarpilius)為瓢蟹科下已滅絕的一個屬[4],生存於新生代的始新世至漸新世[1],大部分物種生活在熱帶海岸附近[5]。本屬的模式種為Palaeocarpilius macrocheilus。
特徵
古瓢蟹的背殼外廓為橢圓形,前端略微突出,其切面呈明顯的拱形。甲殼邊緣佈滿刺,螯很強壯,右側的螯較大。足長而粗壯,甲殼的腹面前部向下、向後彎曲,與狹窄的口板相連。[5]
物種
- Palaeocarpilius aquitanicus Milne-Edwards, 1862
- Palaeocarpilius ignotus Milne-Edwards, 1862
- Palaeocarpilius intermedius Stubblefield, 1927
- Palaeocarpilius laevis Imaizumi, 1939
- Palaeocarpilius macrocheilus Desmarest, 1822
- Palaeocarpilius mississippiensis Rathbun, 1935
- Palaeocarpilius rugifer Stoliczka, 1871
- Palaeocarpilius valrovinensis De Gregorio, 1895
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