Aegaeon (crustacean)

Aegaeon; Temporal range: 0.012–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Crangonidae
Genus:	Aegaeon ; Agassiz, 1846
Type species
	Cancer cataphractus ; Olivi, 1792

Last updated December 28, 2025

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

Species

There are five species in Aegaeon:^[2]

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

References

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

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[fossilworks-1] "Aegaeon Agassiz, 1846". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 "Aegaeon Agassiz, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[3] "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-04-13.

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