Aegeridae

Aegeridae
Temporal range: Early Triassic–Cretaceous
Aeger elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Superfamily: Penaeoidea
Family: †Aegeridae
Burkenroad, 1963 [1]
Genera

Aegeridae is a family of fossil prawns,[1] one of the earliest Mesozoic shrimp families.[2] It contains the genera Aeger, Acanthochirana,[3] Anisaeger and Distaeger.[2] The main diagnostic character of Aegeridae is the presence of numerous spines or thin setae on the third maxilliped.[4]

They are known from locations in Europe, Mexico, United States, Middle East and China.[2][5]

Aegerids such as Anisaeger and Distaeger were found in large numbers of close specimens, suggesting gregarious behaviour. They could have been good swimmers, but the morphology suggests they mostly lived on the sea floor.[2]

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  3. ^ Rodney M. Feldmann; Francisco J. Vega; Leticia Martinez-Lopez; Katia A. González-Rodríguez; Oscar González-León; María Del Rosario Fernández-Barajas (2007). "Crustacean from the Muhi Quarry (Albian-Cenomanian), and a review of Aptian Mecochiridae (Astacidea) from Mexico". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 76 (3): 145–156. doi:10.2992/0097-4463(2007)76[145:CFTMQA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86572575.
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  5. ^ Smith, Christopher P. A.; Charbonnier, Sylvain; Jenks, James F.; Bylund, Kevin G.; Escarguel, Gilles; Olivier, Nicolas; Fara, Emmanuel; Brayard, Arnaud (2022). "The Paris Biota decapod (Arthropoda) fauna and the diversity of Triassic decapods". Journal of Paleontology. 96 (6): 1235–1263. Bibcode:2022JPal...96.1235S. doi:10.1017/jpa.2022.34. S2CID 249448157.