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Checklist for Family Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 (Gamba prawns)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
930
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
260
922
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
311
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
301
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
4 Genera with 5 Species
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hepomadus Bate, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopenaeus Smith, 18682SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
5 Species
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909Purplehead gamba prawn
Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884
Plesiopenaeus armatus Bate, 1881
Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus (J. Y. Johnson, 1868)⇒ Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868


Links, sources and further information
Aristeidae at biodiversity.org.au
Aristeidae at gbif.org
Aristeidae at irmng.org
Aristeidae at itis.gov
Aristeidae at marinespecies.org