Cretasergestes

Cretasergestes; Temporal range: Cenomanian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	Sergestidae
Genus:	Cretasergestes; Garassino & Schweigert, 2006
Species:	C. sahelalmaensis
Binomial name
	Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis; Garassino & Schweigert, 2006

Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis is an extinct species of prawn which existed in Lebanon during the Late Cretaceous period, the only species in the genus Cretasergestes.^[1]

References

↑ Alessandro Garassino & Günter Schweigert (2006). "Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis n. gen., n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Sergestidae) and Cancrinos libanensis n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palinuridae) from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon". Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali e del museo civico di storia naturale di Milano. 147. ISSN 0037-8844.

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[1] Alessandro Garassino & Günter Schweigert (2006). "Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis n. gen., n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Sergestidae) and Cancrinos libanensis n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palinuridae) from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Lebanon". Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali e del museo civico di storia naturale di Milano. 147. ISSN 0037-8844.