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Aegaeon

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Crangonidae

Taxonomy
Aegaeon was named by Agassiz (1846). It is extant.

It was assigned to Crangonidae by Poore and Ahyong (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Aegaeon Agassiz
2004Aegaeon Poore and Ahyong

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyCrangonoideaHaworth 1825
familyCrangonidaeHaworth 1825
genusAegaeonAgassiz 1846

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Aegaeon Agassiz 1846
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Aegaeon lacazei Gourret 1887
Aegaeon rathbunae de Man 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2022-11-16 15:44:05
Modified: 2022-11-16 15:44:24
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992, Fearon and Clapham 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available