Sergestidae is a family of
prawn
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' ...
s which have lived since at least the
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian/Bathonian).
It contains the following genera:
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Acetes''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1830
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Allosergestes''
Judkins & Kensley, 2008
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Casertanus''
Bravi ''et al.'', 2014 †
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Cretasergestes
''Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis'' is an extinct species of prawn which existed in Lebanon during the Late Cretaceous
The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologi ...
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Garassino & Schweigert, 2006 †
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Deosergestes''
Judkins & Kensley, 2008
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Eusergestes''
Judkins & Kensley, 2008
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Neosergestes
''Neosergestes'' is a genus of prawns belonging to the family Sergestidae
Sergestidae is a family of prawns which have lived since at least the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian/Bathonian). It contains the following genera:
*'' Acetes'' H. Milne-Edwar ...
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Judkins & Kensley, 2008
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Paleomattea''
Maisey & G. P. de Carvalho, 1995 †
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Parasergestes''
Judkins & Kensley, 2008
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Sergestes''
H. Milne-Edwards, 1830
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Sergia''
Stimpson, 1860
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Sicyonella''
Borradaile, 1910
References
Dendrobranchiata
Decapod families
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