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Cretacocalcinus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Diogenidae

Taxonomy
Cretacocalcinus was named by Ferratges et al. (2021). It was considered unknown by García-Penas et al. (2023).

It was assigned to Paguridae by García-Penas et al. (2023); and to Diogenidae by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Cretacocalcinus Ferratges et al.
2023Cretacocalcinus García-Penas et al.
2023Cretacocalcinus Schweitzer et al. p. 5

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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)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderAnomuraMilne-Edwards 1832
superfamilyPaguroideaLatreille 1802
familyDiogenidaeOrtmann 1892
genusCretacocalcinusFerratges et al. 2021

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.

G. †Cretacocalcinus Ferratges et al. 2021
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Cretacocalcinus fortis García-Penas et al. 2023
Cretacocalcinus josaensis Ferratges et al. 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 16:16:09
Modified: 2025-10-01 19:08:35
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Valdez and Clapham 2023, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Spain (Teruel) C. fortis (231442)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain C. josaensis (235300 235301)