†Acanthochirana Strand 1928 (decapod)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aegeridae
Synonym: Acanthochirus Oppel 1862 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Aegeridae according to C. P. A. Smith et al. 2022
See also Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aeger, Anisaeger, Distaeger
Subtaxa: Acanthochirana angulata Acanthochirana cenomanica Acanthochirana cordata Acanthochirana krausei Acanthochirana norica Acanthochirana smithwoodwardi Acanthochirana spinifera Acanthochirana triassica Acanthochirus longipes
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
• Jurassic of Germany (3)
• Triassic of China (1), Italy (4)
Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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