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Aegaeon (crustacean)

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Aegaeon
Temporal range: 0.012–0 Ma[1]
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

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

Species

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There are five species in Aegaeon:[2]

References

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