Sergestidae Explained

Sergestidae is a family of prawns which have lived since at least the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian/Bathonian).^[1] It contains the following genera:^[2]

• Acetes H. Milne-Edwards, 1830
• Allosergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
• Casertanus Bravi et al., 2014 †
• Cretasergestes Garassino & Schweigert, 2006 †
• Deosergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
• Eusergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
• Neosergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
• Paleomattea Maisey & G. P. de Carvalho, 1995 †
• Parasergestes Judkins & Kensley, 2008
• Sergestes H. Milne-Edwards, 1830
• Sergia Stimpson, 1860
• Sicyonella Borradaile, 1910

Notes and References

1. Sergio Bravi. Alessandro Garassino. Antonello Bartiromo. Denis Audo. Sylvain Charbonnier. Günter Schweigert. Frédéric Thévenard. Cristiano Longobardi. amp . 2014 . Middle Jurassic Monte Fallano Plattenkalk (Campania, southern Italy): first report on terrestrial plants, decapod crustaceans and fishes . Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen . 272 . 1 . 79–107 . 10.1127/0077-7749/2014/0398 .
2. . 2009 . Suppl. 21 . 1–109 . A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans . Sammy De Grave . N. Dean Pentcheff . Shane T. Ahyong . etal.