Sergestidae
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Sergestidae is a family of prawn
s which have lived since at least the Albian
age (Cretaceous
) . It contains the following genera :
Prawn
Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
s which have lived since at least the Albian
Albian
The Albian is both an age of the geologic timescale and a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early/Lower Cretaceous epoch/series. Its approximate time range is 112.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 99.6 ± 0.9 Ma...
age (Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
) . It contains the following genera :
- AcetesAcetesAcetes is a genus of prawns. Several of its species are important for the production of shrimp paste in South East Asia, including Acetes japonicus, which is the world's most heavily fished species of shrimp or prawn.-Description:...
H. Milne-Edwards, 1830 - Allosergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
- CretasergestesCretasergestesCretasergestes sahelalmaensis is an extinct species of prawn which existed in Lebanon during the Late Cretaceous period, the only species in the genus Cretasergestes....
Garassino & Schweigert, 2006 † - Deosergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
- Eusergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
- Neosergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
- PaleomatteaPaleomatteaPaleomattea is an extinct genus of prawn, containing the single species Paleomattea deliciosa. The species is only known from the stomach contents of the fish Rhacolepis, which is referred to by the specific epithet deliciosa , and in the generic name, where mattea means "delicacy"....
Maisey & G. P. de Carvalho, 1995 † - Parasergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
- Peisos Burkenroad, 1945
- Petalidium Bate, 1881
- Sergestes H. Milne-Edwards, 1830
- Sergia Stimpson, 1860
- Sicyonella Borradaile, 1910