Palaeopalaemon
Palaeopalaemon Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | † |
Genus: | †Palaeopalaemon Whitfield, 1880 |
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Palaeopalaemon is an extinct genus of aquatic decapod crustaceans, being the oldest decapod on with, containing the species Palaeopalaemon newberryi.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jones, Wade T.; Feldmann, Rodney M.; Hannibal, Joseph T.; Schweitzer, Carrie E.; Garland, Marcus C.; Maguire, Evin P.; Tashman, Jessica N. (2018-05-17). "Morphology and paleoecology of the oldest lobster-like decapod, Palaeopalaemon newberryi Whitfield, 1880 (Decapoda: Malacostraca)". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 38 (3): 302–314. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/ruy022. ISSN 0278-0372.
Categories:
- Decapods
- Prehistoric crustacean genera