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†Penaeus wenasogensis Rathbun 1926 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Penaeidae

Belongs to Penaeus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010

See also Rathbun 1935

Sister taxa: Penaeus arambourgi, Penaeus barmerensis, Penaeus bolcensis, Penaeus cornappensis, Penaeus esculentus, Penaeus furensis, Penaeus glaessneri, Penaeus hamleti, Penaeus kapurdii, Penaeus latisulcatus, Penaeus maddeni, Penaeus natator, Penaeus obtusus, Penaeus plebejus, Penaeus sharpii, Penaeus smyrnacus, Penaeus sorbinii, Penaeus spectabilis, Penaeus tenuicauda, Penaeus vanzii, Penaeus vernassensis

Ecology: infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at State Line cut, near Wenasoga, Miss. (Cretaceous of Tennessee)

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