Acanthinopus
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Acanthinopus gibbosus is an extinct species of shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...

 placed in its own genus, Acanthinopus, which has not been assigned to a family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 . It was found in Norian
Norian
The Norian is a division of the Triassic geological period. It has the rank of an age or stage . The Norian lasted from 216.5 ± 2.0 to 203.6 ± 1.5 million years ago. It was preceded by the Carnian and succeeded by the Rhaetian.-Stratigraphic definitions:The Norian was named after the Noric Alps in...

 (Upper Triassic) sediments of the Zorzino Limestone
Zorzino Limestone
The Zorzino Limestone, also known as the Calcare di Zorzino is a geological formation in Europe.-Paleofauna:...

 in northern Italy
Italy
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