Ambilobeia
Extinct genus of crustaceans
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Ambilobeia is an extinct genus of prawn which existed in Ambilobé, Madagascar during the Olenekian stage of the Early Triassic period.[1] It contains the species Ambilobeia karojoi.[2]
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| Life reconstruction of A. karojoi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | †Ambilobeia Garassino & Pasini, 2002 |
| Species: | †A. karojoi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ambilobeia karojoi Garassino & Pasini, 2002 | |
Discovery and naming
The holotype, MSNM 125459, was discovered by an unknown French palaeontologist in a deforested outcrop near Bobasatrana, Madagascar during the late 20th century and was donated to the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano before 2002 by Mr. Karojo, a local Malagasy prospector.[2]
The species Ambilobeia karojoi was named and described in 2002 by Alessandro Garassino and Giovanni Pasini,[2] and many other specimens have been discovered since its naming in 2002.[1]
Description
Ambilobeia grew up to roughly 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long.[2]
Gallery
Holotype of A. karojoi (MSNM 125459)
Specimen of cf. Ambilobeia from Madagascar; the specimen on the right has since become lost
