Micropenaeus
Extinct genus of crustaceans
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Micropenaeus is an extinct genus of prawns in the order Decapoda. It was first named in 1998 by Sergio Bravi and Alessandro Garassino.[1]: 14 The only species is Micropenaeus tenuirostris.
| Micropenaeus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Dendrobranchiata |
| Family: | Penaeidae |
| Genus: | †Micropenaeus Bravi & Garassino, 1998 |
| Species: | †M. tenuirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| †Micropenaeus tenuirostris Bravi & Garassino, 1998 | |
