Callichimaera perplexa

Translingual

Callichimaera perplexa fossil

Callichimaera perplexa restoration

Callichimaera perplexa size comparision

Etymology

From Callichimaera + Latin perplexus (“intricate, perplexing”).

Proper noun

†Callichimaera perplexa f

1. A taxonomic species within the family †Callichimaeridae – An extremely small extinct crab, that lived from 90-95 million years ago, with big compound eyes, large paddle-like legs, a small fusiform body, and thin mouth parts; the sole member of the genus †Callichimaera.

Hypernyms

• (species): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Eumetazoa, Bilateria - subkingdoms; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Multicrustacea - superclass; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Eucarida - superorder; Decapoda - order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Brachyura - infraorder; †Callichimaeroidea - superfamily; †Callichimaeridae - family; †Callichimaera - genus

References

• Callichimaera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Callichimaera perplexa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Callichimaera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons