Palaeopalaemon

Palaeopalaemon; Temporal range: 376.1–360.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	†Palaeopalaemonidae
Genus:	†Palaeopalaemon; Whitfield, 1880
species
	†Palaeopalaemon newberryi;

Palaeopalaemon are a group of aquatic decapod crustaceans, including the oldest lobster-like decapod, Palaeopalaemon newberryi.[1]

References

Jones, Wade T.; Feldmann, Rodney M.; Hannibal, Joseph T.; Schweitzer, Carrie E.; Garland, Marcus C.; Maguire, Evin P.; Tashman, Jessica N. (2018-05-17). "Morphology and paleoecology of the oldest lobster-like decapod, Palaeopalaemon newberryi Whitfield, 1880 (Decapoda: Malacostraca)". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 38 (3): 302–314. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/ruy022. ISSN 0278-0372.

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