Avitelmessus
| Avitelmessus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | †Dakoticancridae |
| Genus: | †Avitelmessus Rathbun, 1923 |
| Species: | †A. grapsoideus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Avitelmessus grapsoideus Rathbun, 1923 | |
Avitelmessus grapsoideus is an extinct species of crab from the Late Cretaceous Peedee Formation and Ripley Formation of the United States. The type species is A. grapsoideus.