†Acanthochirana Strand 1928 (decapod)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aegeridae
Synonym: Acanthochirus Oppel 1862 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Aegeridae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Charbonnier 2025, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Sepkoski 2002 and Smith et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Aeger, Anisaeger, Distaeger
Subtaxa: Acanthochirana angulata Acanthochirana cenomanica Acanthochirana cordata Acanthochirana krausei Acanthochirana norica Acanthochirana smithwoodwardi Acanthochirana spinifera Acanthochirana triassica Acanthochirus longipes
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (3 collections)
• Jurassic of Germany (3)
• Triassic of China (1), Italy (4)
Total: 11 collections including 13 occurrences
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