''Micropenaeus'' is an extinct genus of

prawns Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs (which is a member of the order decapoda), some of which can be eaten. The term "prawn"Mortenson, Philip B (2010''This is not a weasel: a close look at nature ...

in the order

Decapoda The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp and prawns. Most decapods are scavengers. The order is esti ...

. It was first named in 1998 by Sergio Bravi and Alessandro Garassino.

References

Penaeidae Early Cretaceous crustaceans Fossils of Italy Cretaceous Italy Early Cretaceous arthropods of Europe Albian genera {{Decapod-stub