Calappidae

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

Calappidae is a

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

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  2. ^ Biolib
  3. ^ Peter Davie (2015). "Calappidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ^ Fossilworks