†Carpopenaeus callirostris Glaessner 1945 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carpopenaeidae

Synonym: Pseudastacus dubertreti Roger 1946

Full reference: M.F. Glaessner. 1945. Cretaceous Crustacea from Mount Lebanon, Syria. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12(11):694-706

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

See also Garassino 1994 and Glaessner 1945

Sister taxa: Carpopenaeus peterbuergeri, Carpopenaeus septemspinatus

Type specimens:

  • Carpopenaeus callirostris: Its type locality is Hakel (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon
  • Pseudastacus dubertreti:

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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