Acanthochirana is an extinct genus of
prawn that existed during the upper
Jurassic period.[3] It was named by E. Strand in 1928, and its type species is Acanthochirana cordata.[2][4] They are distinguished from the related genus Aeger by the presence of teeth on the
rostrum, which are absent in Aeger.[5]
Species
As of 2014[update], Acanthochirana includes six to seven species:[6][a]
^Strand, E. (1928). "Miscellanea nomenclatoria zoologica et palaeontologica" [Miscellaneous geological and palaeontological nomenclature]. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. I–II (in Italian). 92A (8): 40–41.
Acanthochirana is an extinct genus of
prawn that existed during the upper
Jurassic period.[3] It was named by E. Strand in 1928, and its type species is Acanthochirana cordata.[2][4] They are distinguished from the related genus Aeger by the presence of teeth on the
rostrum, which are absent in Aeger.[5]
Species
As of 2014[update], Acanthochirana includes six to seven species:[6][a]
^Strand, E. (1928). "Miscellanea nomenclatoria zoologica et palaeontologica" [Miscellaneous geological and palaeontological nomenclature]. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. I–II (in Italian). 92A (8): 40–41.