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
The Middle Jurassic is the second epoch of the Jurassic Period. It lasted from about 174.1 to 163.5 million years ago. Fossils of land-dwelling animals, such as dinosaurs, from the Middle Jurassic are relatively rare, but geological formations ...
(Bajocian/Bathonian).
It contains the following genera:
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Acetes
''Acetes'' is a genus of small shrimp that resemble krill, which is native to the western and central Indo-Pacific, the Atlantic coast of the Americas, Pacific coast of South America and inland waters of South America. Although most are from mar ...
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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''
Garassino & Schweigert, 2006 †
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Deosergestes''
Judkins & Kensley, 2008
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Eusergestes''
Judkins & Kensley, 2008
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Neosergestes''
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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