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Palaeobenthesicymus libanensis

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Benthesicymidae

Taxonomy
Penaeus libanensis was named by Brocchi (1875). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Benthesicymus libanensis by Garassino (1994); it was recombined as Palaeobenthesicymus libanensis by Charbonnier (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Penaeus libanensis Brocchi
1994Benthesicymus libanensis Garassino p. 13
2025Palaeobenthesicymus libanensis Charbonnier p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyBenthesicymidaeWood-Mason 1891
genusPalaeobenthesicymusAudo and Charbonnier 2013
specieslibanensis(Brocchi 1875)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:32:18
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:32:18
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Fearon and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Benthesicymus libanensis (212871 221157) Palaeobenthesicymus libanensis (92241)