Cretapenaeus
Extinct genus of crustaceans
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Cretapenaeus berberus is an extinct species of prawn which existed in Morocco during the Late Cretaceous period. It is the only species in the genus Cretapenaeus.[1]
| Cretapenaeus Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil from Oum Tkout, Douira Formation | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | †Cretapenaeus Garassino, Pasini & Dutheil, 2006 |
| Species: | †C. berberus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cretapenaeus berberus Garassino, Pasini & Dutheil, 2006 | |
