Linuparus secretanae Charbonnier et al. 2017 (spiny lobster)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Palinuridae

Full reference: S. Charbonnier, D. Audo, A. Garassino and M. Hyzny. 2017. Fossil Crustacean of Lebanon. Publications Scientifiques du Museum 1-252

Belongs to Linuparus according to Charbonnier et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Linuparus (Linuparus), Linuparus adkinsi, Linuparus africanus, Linuparus bererensis, Linuparus bigranulatus, Linuparus canadensis, Linuparus carteri, Linuparus dentatus, Linuparus duelmenensis, Linuparus dzheirantuiensis, Linuparus eocenicus, Linuparus euthymei, Linuparus grimmeri, Linuparus hantscheli, Linuparus japonicus, Linuparus keysi, Linuparus kleinfelderi, Linuparus korura, Linuparus laevicephalus, Linuparus macellarii, Linuparus petkovici, Linuparus pustulosus, Linuparus qualitus, Linuparus richardsi, Linuparus schluteri, Linuparus scyllariformis, Linuparus shacklefordae, Linuparus sordidus, Linuparus spinosus, Linuparus stolleyi, Linuparus straili, Linuparus tarrantensis, Linuparus texanus, Linuparus trigonus, Linuparus vancouverensis, Linuparus watkinsi, Linuparus wilcoxensis, Linuparus (Eolinuparus) vancouverensis, Linuparus (Podocrates) spinosus, Linuparus (Podocratus) richardsi

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hakel (MSNM collection)

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