Microchela

Microchela; Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	Penaeidae
Genus:	† Microchela ; Garassino, 1994
Species:	†M. rostrata
Binomial name
	†Microchela rostrata; Garassino, 1994

Last updated January 15, 2026

Microchela is an extinct genus of prawn, which contains a single species Microchela rostrata.^[1]

References

↑ Giuseppina Damiano; Alessandro Garassino; Stefano Scali; Giorgio Teruzzi (2003). "Morphometric analysis of extant Nephrops norvegicus (Linné, 1758) and Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1826) applied to systematic palaeontology of fossil decapod crustaceans". Contributions to Zoology . 72 (2/3).

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[1] Giuseppina Damiano; Alessandro Garassino; Stefano Scali; Giorgio Teruzzi (2003). "Morphometric analysis of extant Nephrops norvegicus (Linné, 1758) and Solenocera membranacea (Risso, 1826) applied to systematic palaeontology of fossil decapod crustaceans". Contributions to Zoology . 72 (2/3).

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