†Palaeopalinurellus jbeilensis Garassino and Pasini 2020 (spiny lobster)
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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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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