Trichodactylidae


Trichodactylidae is a family of crabs, in its own superfamily, Trichodactyloidea. They are all freshwater animals from Central and South America, including some offshore islands, such as Ilhabela, [São Paulo|Ilhabela], São [Paulo (state)|São Paulo]. Only one of the 50 species is known from the fossil record, Sylviocarcinus piriformis from the Miocene of Colombia. The family contains 15 genera in two subfamilies:
;Subfamily Dilocarcininae Pretzmann, 1978
;Subfamily Trichodactylinae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853