Paleomattea
Extinct genus of crustaceans
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Paleomattea is an extinct genus of prawn, containing the single species Paleomattea deliciosa.[1] The species is only known from the stomach contents of the fish Rhacolepis, which is referred to by the specific epithet deliciosa ("delicious"), and in the generic name, where mattea means "delicacy".[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Sergestidae |
| Genus: | †Paleomattea Maisey & G. P. de Carvalho, 1995 |
| Species: | †P. deliciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Paleomattea deliciosa Maisey & G. P. de Carvalho, 1995 | |
