†family Chimaerastacidae Amati et al. 2004 (decapod)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Chimaerastacidae
Full reference: L. Amati, R. M. Feldmann, and J.-P. Zonneveld. 2004. A new family of Triassic lobsters (Decapoda: Astacidea) from British Columbia and its phylogenetic context. Journal of Paleontology 78(1):150-168
Parent taxon: Glypheoidea according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2015
See also Amati et al. 2004 and Schweitzer et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Clytiopsidae, Glypheidae, Litogastroidae, Mecochiridae, Mesochiridae, Neoglypheidae, Platychelidae
Subtaxa: Chimaerastacus
Type: Chimaerastacus
Ecology: infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Canada (3: British Columbia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence