Aeger
Sign in to saveAeger is a genus of fossil prawns. They first occur in the Early Triassic (Paris biota), and died out at the end of the Late Cretaceous. A total of 21 species are known, which makes this the most diverse genus in the family Aegeridae.
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Aeger is a genus of fossil prawns. They first occur in the Early Triassic (Paris biota), and died out at the end of the Late Cretaceous. A total of 21 species are known, which makes this the most diverse genus in the family Aegeridae.
==Species== As of 2022, this is a complete list of species in the genus. Aeger brevirostris Van Straelen, 1923 Aeger brodiei Woodward, 1888 Aeger elegans Münster, 1839 Aeger elongatus Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990 Aeger foersteri Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990 Aeger fraconicus Förster, 1980 Aeger gracilis Förster & Crane, 1984 Aeger hidalguensis Feldmann et al., 2007 Aeger insignis Oppel, 1862 Aeger laevis (Blake, 1876) Aeger lehmanni (Langenhan, 1910) Aeger libanensis Roger, 1946 Aeger luxii Huang et al., 2013 Aeger macropus Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990 Aeger marderi Woodward, 1866 Aeger muensteri Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990 Aeger robustus Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990 Aeger rostrospinatus Garassino & Teruzzi, 1990 Aeger spinipes (Desmarest, 1822) Aeger straeleni Glaessner, 1929 Aeger tipularius (Schlotheim, 1822) (=A. armatus Oppel, 1862)