Benthesicymus Bate 1881 (decapod)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Benthesicymidae
Parent taxon: Benthesicymidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023
See also Poore and Ahyong 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bentheogennema, Gennadas, Palaeobenthesicymus, Palaeobenthonectes
Subtaxa: Benthesicymus investigatoris Benthesicymus libanensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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