Malacostraca - Decapoda - Orithopsidae

Full reference: W. Santana, M. Tavares, C.A.M. Martins, J.P.P. Melo, and A.P. Pinheiro. 2022. A new genus and species of brachyuran crab (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Aptian-Albian (Cretaceous) of the Araripe Sedimentary Basin, Brazil. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 116(103848)

Parent taxon: Orithopsidae according to W. Santana et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Aetocarcinus, Anoplocarcinus, Bellcarcinus, Cherpiocarcinus, Colombicarcinus, Cristella, Marycarcinus, Orithopsis, Paradoxicarcinus, Paradoxilissopsa, Planocarcinus, Shazella, Silvacarcinus, Texicancer

Subtaxa: Chronocancer camilosantanai

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Type: Chronocancer camilosantanai

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Romualdo Formation Concretion Bed (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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