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Chronocancer

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Orithopsidae

Taxonomy
Chronocancer was named by Santana et al. (2022). It is not extant. Its type is Chronocancer camilosantanai. It was considered monophyletic by Santana et al. (2022).

It was assigned to Orithopsidae by Santana et al. (2022).

Species
C. camilosantanai (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Chronocancer Santana et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—PodotremataGuinot 1977
—Raninoidia(de Haan 1839)
superfamilyNecrocarcinoideaFörster 1968
familyOrithopsidae
genusChronocancer

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. †Chronocancer Santana et al. 2022
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†Chronocancer camilosantanai Santana et al. 2022
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunaluc
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Modified: 2022-09-18 00:48:28
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Albian or 125.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Brazil (Pernambuco) C. camilosantanai (232215)