Juracrista
Extinct genus of crustaceans
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Juracrista is an extinct genus of squat lobster in the family Munididae. It was extant during the Jurassic Period, as the name suggests.[1] It contains the following species:[2]
- Juracrista costaspinosa Robins et al. 2012
- Juracrista perculta Robins et al. 2012
| Juracrista Temporal range: Late Jurassic (Tithonian) | |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction of Juracrista perculta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Munididae |
| Genus: | †Juracrista Robins et al., 2012 |