Palaeocarpilius

Palaeocarpilius is an extinct genus of crabs belonging to the family Carpiliidae.^[3] The type species of this genus is Palaeocarpilius macrocheilus.

Palaeocarpilius Temporal range: Eocene–Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Paleocarpilius macrocheilus from Italy, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Carpiliidae
Genus:	†Palaeocarpilius A. Milne-Edwards, 1862[2]

These epifaunal carnivores lived in the Eocene and the Oligocene, from 48.6 to 28.4 Ma.^[1][4]

Species

The following species are recognized:^[1]

• Palaeocarpilius aquitanicus Milne-Edwards 1862
• Palaeocarpilius aquilinus Collins & Morris 1973
• 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

Distribution

Fossils of this genus have been found in the Eocene of Italy and in the Oligocene of India, Libya and United States.^[1]