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Chimaerastacidae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Chimaerastacidae

Subtaxa
Chimaerastacus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Chimaerastacidae Amati et al. p. 159
2010Chimaerastacidae Schweitzer et al. p. 17
2015Chimaerastacidae Feldmann et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderGlypheideaWinckler 1882
superfamilyGlypheoideaWinckler 1882
familyChimaerastacidae
familyChimaerastacidae

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.

Fm. †Chimaerastacidae Amati et al. 2004
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G. †Chimaerastacus Amati et al. 2004
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Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis Amati et al. 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2023-11-13 01:41:31
Modified: 2023-11-13 01:41:31
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023

Age range: Longobardian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Canada (British Columbia) Chimaerastacus pacifluvialis (44367 44368 44370)