Acanthochirana Strand 1928 (decapod)

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

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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

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