Aegaeon (shrimp)

Aegaeon is a genus of shrimp in the family Crangonidae,[1] with species living in waters from 6 to 1413 meters deep.[2]

Aegaeon
Temporal range: 0.012–Recent Ma
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Superfamily:
Crangonoidea
Family:
Crangonidae
Genus:
Aegaeon

Agassiz, 1846

Species

There are 5 species in Aegaeon.[1]

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

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aegaeon Agassiz, 1846 [in Agassiz, 1842-1846]". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
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