Aegaeon (crustacean)
| Aegaeon Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Crangonidae |
| Genus: | Agassiz, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Cancer cataphractus Olivi, 1792 | |
Aegaeon is a genus of shrimp in the family Crangonidae,[2] with species living in waters from 6 to 1413 meters deep.[3]
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
- ^ "Aegaeon Agassiz, 1846". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Aegaeon Agassiz, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.