Callichimaera

Translingual

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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

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