Necrocarcinidae

Necrocarcinidae is an extinct family of Late Jurassic and Cretaceous crabs.^[1] It comprises 40 species grouped in seven genera.^[2][3][4]

Necrocarcinidae Temporal range: Kimmeridgian–Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Section:	Eubrachyura
Subsection:	Heterotremata
Superfamily:	†Necrocarcinoidea
Family:	†Necrocarcinidae Foster, 1968

Genera

Genera within this family include:^[5]

• Corazzatocarcinus Larghi, 2004
• Cristella Collins and Rasmussen 1992
• Necrocarcinus Bell, 1863
• Paranecrocarcinus Van Straelen, 1936
• Polycnemidium Reuss, 1859
• Pseudonecrocarcinus Förster, 1968
• Shazella Collins & Williams, 2004