Paracancrinos libanensis Garassino and Schweigert 2006

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancrinidae

Alternative combination: Cancrinos libanensis

Full reference: A. Garassino and G. Schweigert. 2006. Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis n. gen., n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Sergestidae) and Cancrinos libanensis n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palinuridae) from the Late Creaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano 147:69-78

Belongs to Paracancrinos according to S. Charbonnier 2025

See also Garassino and Schweigert 2006 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MSNM i26597, a carapace. Its type locality is Hadjoula (MSNM collection), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate carbonate in Lebanon.

Distribution: found only at Hadjoula (MSNM collection)

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