Biology:Cretapenaeus

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Short description: Extinct genus of crustaceans


Cretapenaeus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
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Cretapenaeus

Garassino, Pasini & Dutheil, 2006
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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.[1]

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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5184715 entry