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Extinct genus of crustaceans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aeger
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Aeger is a genus of fossil prawns. They first occur in the Early Triassic (Paris biota),[3] and died out at the end of the Late Cretaceous.[2] A total of 21 species are known, which makes this the most diverse genus in the family Aegeridae.[1][3]

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Species

As of 2022, this is a complete list of species in the genus.[4][5][3]

  • Aeger brevirostris Van Straelen, 1923
  • Aeger brodiei Woodward, 1888
  • Aeger elegans Münster, 1839
  • Aeger elongatus Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990
  • Aeger foersteri Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990
  • Aeger fraconicus Förster, 1980
  • Aeger gracilis Förster & Crane, 1984
  • Aeger hidalguensis Feldmann et al., 2007
  • Aeger insignis Oppel, 1862
  • Aeger laevis (Blake, 1876)
  • Aeger lehmanni (Langenhan, 1910)
  • Aeger libanensis Roger, 1946
  • Aeger luxii Huang et al., 2013[5]
  • Aeger macropus Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990
  • Aeger marderi Woodward, 1866
  • Aeger muensteri Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990
  • Aeger robustus Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990
  • Aeger rostrospinatus Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990
  • Aeger spinipes (Desmarest, 1822)
  • Aeger straeleni Glaessner, 1929
  • Aeger tipularius (Schlotheim, 1822) (=A. armatus Oppel, 1862)
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