Matutidae

Traditionally, this taxon contained the single genus Matuta, and was considered a subfamily of the Calappidae. Although placed in the Calappoidea, it is not clear that Matutidae and Calappidae are closely related. • Ashtoret Galil & P. F. Clark, 1994 • † Eomatuta De Angeli & Marchiori, 2009 • Izanami Galil & P. F. Clark, 1994 • Matuta Weber, 1795 • Mebeli Galil & P. F. Clark, 1994 • † Szaboa Müller & Galil, 1998 Image:Ashtoret picta (photo Miguel Ramirez).jpg|Ashtoret picta Image:Specimen of Izanami curtispina.JPG|Izanami curtispina Image:Matuta victor - National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo - DSC06764.JPG|Matuta victor Image:Specimen of Matuta planipes.jpg|Matuta planipes ==Fossil record==

Szaboa is known only from Hungarian fossil deposits of Middle Miocene age. Eomatuta was described from the Middle Eocene of Italy in 2009. Fossils of Ashtoret have also been found in Miocene deposits in Japan. ==References==