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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
32
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
32
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
25
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
5 Families width 7 Species
Acanthephyridae (Dana, 1852)1SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
6 Genera with 7 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Atya Leach, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchina Powell, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1910Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
7 Species
Acanthephyra microphthalma (Smith, 1885)⇒ Heterogenys microphthalma Smith, 1885
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Atya africana Bouvier, 1904
Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875African fan shrimp
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Euryrhynchina edingtonae Powell, 1976
Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910Congo River prawn

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Benin
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyOplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Caridea at artfakta.se
Caridea at biodiversity.org.au
Caridea at dyntaxa.se
Caridea at itis.gov
Caridea at marinespecies.org