Micropenaeus

Micropenaeus
Micropenaeus
Temporal range: Albian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Micropenaeus
Bravi & Garassino, 1998
Species: M. tenuirostris
Binomial name
Micropenaeus tenuirostris

Micropenaeus is an extinct genus of prawn in the order Decapoda. It was first named in 1998 by Sergio Bravi and Alessandro Garassino.[1]

References

  1. ^ Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. 21: 1–109. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf.