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" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
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