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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
139
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
138
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
43
71
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
43
71
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
70
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
8
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta
8 Families width 15 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta
11 Genera with 15 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1835pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Atyopsis Chace, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
15 Species
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Atyopsis moluccensis De Haan, 1849Flower Shrimp
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Philocheras sculptus Bell, 1847
Processa edulis Risso, 1816Nika Shrimp
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus laevimanus Coutière, 1900
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Malta
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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