Chimaerastacus 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: Chimaerastacidae according to R. M. Feldmann et al. 2015

See also Amati et al. 2004 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis

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Type: Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (3: British Columbia collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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