†family Callichimaeridae Luque et al. 2019 (crab)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichimaeridae

Full reference: J. Luque, R. M. Feldmann, O. Vernygora, C. E. Schweitzer, C. B. Cameron, K. A. Kerr, F. J. Vega, A. Duque, M. Strange, A. R. Palmer, and C. Jaramillo. 2019. Exceptional preservation of mid-Cretaceous marine arthropods and the evolution of novel forms via heterochrony. Science Advances 5(4):eaav3875

Parent taxon: Callichimaeroidea according to J. Luque et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Callichimaera

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Colombia (1 collection), United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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