Palaemon Weber 1795 (shrimp)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palaemonidae

Synonym: Palaeander Holthius 1950

Parent taxon: Palaemonidae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Garassino and Bravi 2003, Schweitzer et al. 2010 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alburnia, Bahiacaris, Bechleja, Beurlenia, Kellnerius, Micropsalis, Palaemonetes, Parapalaemonetes, Propalaemon, Pseudocaridinella, Schmelingia, Yongjiacaris, Gnathophyllum, Gnathophylloides

Subtaxa: Palaemon antonellae Palaemon debilis Palaemon dolospina Palaemon exul Palaemon fabricii Palaemon intermedius Palaemon litoreus Palaemon macrodactylus Palaemon mortuus Palaemon serenus Palaemon vesolensis

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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