Palaeopalinurellus jbeilensis Garassino and Pasini 2020 (spiny lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Full reference: A. Garassino and G. Pasini. 2020. A new furry lobster (Crustacea, Decapoda, Synaxidae) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon. Palaeodiversity 13(1):131-133

Belongs to Palaeopalinurellus according to A. Garassino and G. Pasini 2020

See also Charbonnier 2025

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MSNM i16305, a carapace. Its type locality is Haqel (MSNM collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Haqel (MSNM collection)

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