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Coeloma

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Coeloma
Temporal range: Eocene–Miocene
Fossils of Coeloma vigil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Mathildellidae
Genus: Coeloma
A. Milne-Edwards, 1865
Type species
Coeloma vigil [1]
A. Milne-Edwards, 1865

Coeloma is an extinct genus of crabs belonging to the family Mathildellidae. The genus includes 19 species,[2] distributed among several subgenera, and is in need of revision.[1] The fossil record of the genus extends from the Eocene to the Miocene.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Carrie E. Schweitzer; Rodney M. Feldmann; Iuliana Lazǎr (2009). "Fossil Crustacea (excluding Cirripedia and Ostracoda) in the University of Bucharest Collections, Romania, including two new species" (PDF). Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum. 35: 1–14.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.