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Acanthinopus

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Acanthinopus
Temporal range: Norian
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Acanthinopus

Pinna, 1974
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A. gibbosus
Binomial name
Acanthinopus gibbosus
Pinna, 1974

Acanthinopus gibbosus is an extinct species of shrimp placed in its own genus, Acanthinopus, which has not been assigned to a family.[1] It was found in Norian (Upper Triassic) sediments of the Zorzino Limestone in northern Italy.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ Alessandro Garassino; Sergio Bravi (2003). "Palaemon antonellae new species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Caridea) from the lower Cretaceous "Platydolomite" of Profeti (Caserta, Italy)". Journal of Paleontology. 77 (3): 589–592. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0589:PANSCD>2.0.CO;2.