†family Archaeochiapasidae Guinot et al. 2019 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Archaeochiapasidae

Full reference: D. Guinot, G. Carbot-Chanona, and F. J. Vega. 2019. Archaeochiapasidae n. fam., a new early Cenomanian brachyuran family from Chiapas, Mexico, new hypothesis on Lecythocaridae Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2009, and phylogenetic implications (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Eubrachyura). Geodiversitas 41(1):285-322

Parent taxon: Heterotremata according to D. Guinot et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Aethroidea, Bellioidea, Bythograeoidea, Calappoidea, Cancroidea, Carpilioidea, Cheiragonoidea, Componocancroidea, Corystoidea, Dairoidea, Dorippoidea, Eriphioidea, Gecarcinucoidea, Goneplacoidea, Hexapodoidea, Hymenosomatoidea, Leucosioidea, Leucosoidea, Maioidea, Majoidea, Marocarcinidae, Montezumelloidea, Orithyioidea, Parthenopoidea, Pilumnoidea, Pilumnoidoidea, Portunoidea, Potamoidea, Progeryonoidea, Pseudothelphusoidea, Retroplumoidea, Trichodactyloidea, Trichopeltarioidea, Xanthoidea

Subtaxa: Archaeochiapasa

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Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at El Chango Quarry (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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