†Cretitanais giganteus Malzahn 1979 (arthropod)
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Malacostraca - Tanaidacea - Cretitanaidae
Alternative combination: Ophthalmapseudes giganteus
Full reference: E. Malzahn. 1979. Apseudes giganteus nov. spec. — die erste Scherenassel aus der Kreide. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien 82:67-81
Belongs to Cretitanais according to F. R. Schram et al. 1986
See also Malzahn 1979
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Clay Pit, Engelbostel, Hannover, which is in a Hauterivian offshore claystone in Germany
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Clay Pit, Engelbostel, Hannover
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