Macropenaeus
| Macropenaeus incertus Temporal range: Barremian–Cenomanian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | Macropenaeus Garassino, 1994 |
| Species: | M. incertus |
| Binomial name | |
| Macropenaeus incertus (Roger, 1946) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Penaeus incertus Roger, 1946 | |
Macropenaeus is an extinct genus of prawn in the order Decapoda,[1] containing two species: the type species M. incertus, known from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon, and M. sidiaichensis known from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) of Tunisia.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
- ↑ "Macropenaeus". fossil.net. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ↑ Kamel Boukhalfa; Sergio Sudarsky; Walid Ben Ali; Rodney M. Feldmann; Carrie E. Schweitzer; Mohamed Soussi (2017). "New Early Cretaceous shrimp (Decapoda) from the Sidi Aïch Formation of the Northern Chotts Range, southern Tunisia: Taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and palaeoenvironmental implications". Cretaceous Research. 75: 162–172. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.04.005.
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