| Micropenaeus Temporal range: Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
Micropenaeus is an extinct genus of prawns in the order Decapoda. It was first named in 1998 by Sergio Bravi and Alessandro Garassino. The only species is Micropenaeus tenuirostris.
References
- 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
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| Micropenaeus | |
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