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Corazzatocarcinus

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Corazzatocarcinus
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae
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Corazzatocarcinus

Larghi, 2004

Corazzatocarcinus is an extinct genus of Cretaceous crabs.[1][2] This genus include the species Corazzatocarcinus hadjoulae Roger 1946.[3]

Fossil record

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Corazzatocarcinus is known in Cretaceous of Lebanon (from about 99.7 to 94.3 million years ago).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Guinot & Davie, 2008 : Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 17 p. 1–286
  2. ^ De Grave & al., 2009 : A Classification of Living and Fossil Genera of Decapod Crustaceans. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement, n. 21, p. 1-109
  3. ^ a b Cristiano Larghi Brachyuran decapod Crustacea from the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon