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Aeger

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Aegeridae

Taxonomy
Aeger was named by Munster (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 75]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Aegeridae.

It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aegeridae by De Grave et al. (2009), Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Smith et al. (2022).

Synonyms
  • Proaeger was named by Langenhan (1910).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Aeger by Assman (1927).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Aeger Munster
1910Proaeger Langenhan
2002Aeger Sepkoski
2009Aeger De Grave et al. p. 14
2010Aeger Schweitzer et al.
2022Aeger Smith et al. p. 1240

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderDendrobranchiataBate 1888
superfamilyPenaeoideaRafinesque 1815
familyAegeridaeBurkenroad 1963
genusAegerMunster 1839

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. †Aeger Munster 1839
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Aeger brevirostris Van Straelen 1923
Aeger brodiei Woodward 1888
Aeger elegans Munster 1839
Aeger elongatus Garassino and Teruzzi 1990
Aeger foersteri Garassino and Teruzzi 1990
Aeger franconicus Forster 1980
Aeger gracilis Förster and Crane 1984
Aeger hidalguensis Feldmann et al. 2007
Aeger insignis Opel 1962
Aeger laevis Blake 1876
Aeger lehmanni Langenhan 1910
Aeger libanensis Roger 1946
Aeger luxii Huang et al. 2013
Aeger macropus Garassino and Teruzzi 1990
Aeger marderi Woodward 1866
Aeger muensteri Garassino and Teruzzi 1990
Aeger robustus Garassino and Teruzzi 1990
Aeger rostrospinatus Garassino and Teruzzi 1990
Aeger spinipes Desmarest 1822
Aeger straeleni Glaessner 1929
Aeger tipularius Schlotheim 1822
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Invalid names: Aeger armatus Oppel 1862 [synonym]
Invalid names: Proaeger Langenhan 1910 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available