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Cheramus

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Cheramus is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cheraminae by Manning and Felder (1991); to Anomura by Vega et al. (1995); and to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Cheramus Manning and Felder p. 780
1995Cheramus Vega et al.
2002Cheramus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
genusCheramus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2025-10-02 18:54:54
Modified: 2025-10-02 18:54:54
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (San Luis) C. sp. (133559)