Biology:Calappidae

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Short description: Family of crabs

Calappidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous - Recent
Calappa japonica.jpg
Calappa japonica seen from above; the front of the animal is at the top of the picture
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Calappoidea
Family: Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837

Calappidae is a family of crabs containing 16 genera, of which 7 are only known as fossils:[1][2][3]

Fossils within this family can be found in sediment of Europe, United States , Mexico, Central America, Australia and Japan from Cretaceous to recent (age range: 66.043 to 0.0 Ma).[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q659623 entry