†Acanthochirana cenomanica Glaessner 1945 (decapod)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aegeridae
Alternative combination: Acanthochirus cenomanicus
Full reference: M.F. Glaessner. 1945. Cretaceous Crustacea from Mount Lebanon, Syria. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12(11):694-706
Belongs to Acanthochirana according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Garassino 1994 and Glaessner 1945
Sister taxa: Acanthochirana angulata, Acanthochirana cordata, Acanthochirana krausei, Acanthochirana norica, Acanthochirana smithwoodwardi, Acanthochirana spinifera, Acanthochirana triassica, Acanthochirus longipes
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hakel (BMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)
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