Calappoidea

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Calappoidea
Temporal range: Aptian–Recent
Calappa japonica seen from above
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Calappoidea

Families [1]

Calappidae
Matutidae

Calappoidea is a superfamily of crabs. The earliest fossils attributable to the Callpoidea date from the Aptian [2].

References

  1. ^ Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Andreas Brösing (2008). "A reconstruction of an evolutionary scenario for the Brachyura (Decapoda) in the context of the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary" (PDF). Crustaceana. 81 (3): 271–287.