Aegaeon (crustacean)

Aegaeon is a genus of shrimp in the family Crangonidae,[2] with species living in waters from 6 to 1413 meters deep.[3]

Aegaeon
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Crangonidae
Genus: Aegaeon
Agassiz, 1846
Type species
Cancer cataphractus
Olivi, 1792

Species

There are five species in Aegaeon:[2]

  • Aegaeon boschii Christoffersen, 1988
  • Aegaeon cataphractus (Olivi, 1792)
  • Aegaeon lacazei (Gourret, 1887)
  • Aegaeon orientalis Henderson, 1893
  • Aegaeon rathbuni de Man, 1918

References

  1. "Aegaeon Agassiz, 1846". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Aegaeon Agassiz, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
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