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Cambaridae

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cambaridae

Taxonomy
Cambaridae was named by Hobbs (1942). It is extant.

It was assigned to Astacoidea by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Cambaridae Hobbs
2010Cambaridae Schweitzer et al. p. 32
2016Cambaridae Feldmann et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
RankNameAuthor
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
Reptantia(Boas)
infraorderAstacideaLatreille 1802
AstacidaScholtz and Richter 1995
superfamilyAstacoideaLatreille 1802
familyCambaridaeHobbs 1942
familyCambaridaeHobbs 1942

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Cambaridae Hobbs 1942
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G. †Paleocambararus Taylor et al. 1999
G. Procambarus Ortmann 1905
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Procambarus primaevus Packard 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Carnian to the top of the Tithonian or 237.00000 to 145.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 208.5 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) Cambaridae indet. (89149)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Cambaridae indet. (53040 58811)