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Bylgia

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Bylgia
Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 152.2–145.1 Ma[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Penaeidae
Genus: Bylgia
Münster, 1839

Bylgia is an extinct genus of prawns in the family Penaeidae, containing 3[2] or 4 species.[1][3] It is known from the Jurassic of Germany.[1]

Species

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The World Register of Marine Species recognizes the following species:[2]

  • Bylgia anjobea Winkler, 2016
  • Bylgia ruedeli Schweigert & Garassino, 2004
  • Bylgia spinosa Münster, 1839

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "†Bylgia Munster 1839". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Bylgia Münster, 1839 †". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. ^ 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.