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Carpopenaeus

Extinct genus of crustaceans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carpopenaeus is an extinct genus of prawn, which existed during the Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.[1][2] It contains three species.[2][3]

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Carpopenaeus
Temporal range: Upper Jurassic–Cretaceous
Carpopenaeus callirostris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Superfamily: Penaeoidea
Family: †Carpopenaeidae
Garassino, 1994
Genus: †Carpopenaeus
Glaessner, 1946
Species
  • † Carpopenaeus callirostris
  • † Carpopenaeus peterbuergeri
  • † Carpopenaeus septemspintus
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