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Cretapenaeus

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Extinct genus of crustaceans

Cretapenaeus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: †Cretapenaeus
Garassino, Pasini & Dutheil, 2006
Species: †C. berberus
Binomial name
†Cretapenaeus berberus
Garassino, Pasini & Dutheil, 2006

Cretapenaeus berberus is an extinct species of prawn which existed in Morocco during the Late Cretaceous period. It is the only species in the genus Cretapenaeus.

References

  1. Alessandro Garassino, Giovanni Pasini & Didier B. Dutheil (2006). "Cretapenaeus berberus n. gen., n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of southeastern Morocco". Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali e del museo civico di storia naturale di Milano. 147. ISSN 0037-8844.
Taxon identifiers
Cretapenaeus


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