Aegeridae
| Aegeridae Temporal range: Middle Triassic–Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
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| Aeger elegans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Superfamily: | Penaeoidea |
| Family: | †Aegeridae Burkenroad, 1963 [1] |
| Genera | |
Aegeridae is a family of fossil prawns.[1] It contains two genera,[1] Aeger and Acanthochirana.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
- ↑ Rodney M. Feldmann, Francisco J. Vega, Leticia Martinez-Lopez, Katia A. González-Rodríguez, Oscar González-León & María Del Rosario Fernández-Barajas (2007). "Crustacean from the Muhi Quarry (Albian-Cenomanian), and a review of Aptian Mecochiridae (Astacidea) from Mexico". Annals of Carnegie Museum 76 (3): 145–156. doi:10.2992/0097-4463(2007)76[145:CFTMQA]2.0.CO;2.