Genus Cretapalibythus n. gen. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D4D64321-6E85-487A-8AC3-B4C72AE870E8 ETYMOLOGY. — The generic name is a combination of the Cretaceous period and the extant synaxid Palibythus Davie, 1990, that shows many morphological affinities with the new genus. The gender of the genus is masculine. TYPE SPECIES. — Cretapalibythus moniquae n. sp. DIAGNOSIS. — Elongate, subrectangular carapace as wide as anteriorly and posteriorly; broad rostrum, wider than long, with pointed extremity; rostral lateral margins marked by a rimmed, unarmed carinae ending in a subacute spine; tuberculate post-rostral carinae; large concave post-orbital margin; one elongate, prominent, unarmed anterolateral spine; deep cervical groove; dorsal carapace covered with small pits uniformly arranged.

Published as part of Charbonnier, Sylvain, Garassino, Alessandro & Brochet, Richard, 2025, A new furry lobster (Achelata, Synaxidae) and a forgotten crab (Brachyura, Homolidae) from the Early Cretaceous of France, pp. 739-747 in Geodiversitas 47 (21) on page 741, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2025v47a21, http://zenodo.org/record/17616798