Callichimaera

Translingual

Etymology

Callichimaera is derived from the Ancient Greek prefix "calli-" (kalós), meaning beautiful, and "chimaera" (chímaira), meaning a composite mythological animal, a reference to the bizarre forms and characteristics of this genus.

Proper noun

†Callichimaera f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Callichimaeridae – certain extinct crabs that lived 95 million years ago.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Brachyura - suborder; †Callichimaeroidea - superfamily; Callichimaeridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Callichimaera perplexa - sole accepted species

References

• Callichimaera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Brachyura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Callichimaera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Callichimaera at Paleobiology Database