Acanthochirana

Acanthochirana Temporal range: Jurassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Acanthochirana longipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Dendrobranchiata
Family:	†Aegeridae
Genus:	†Acanthochirana Strand, 1928

Acanthochirana is an extinct genus of prawn that existed during the upper Jurassic period. It was named by Strand in 1928, and contains five species, including Acanthochirana cordata. They are distinguished from the related genus Aeger by the presence of teeth on the rostrum, which are absent in Aeger.