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Checklist for Family Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 (Crangonid Shrimp)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
219
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
218
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
205
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
47
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Crangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
6
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrangonidae
Haworth, 1825
Crangonid Shrimp
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
6 Genera with 11 Species
Aegaeon Agassiz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Parapontophilus Christoffersen, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 19523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
11 Species
Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Crangon langi (Schmitt, 1926)⇒ Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884
Philocheras aglyptus Crosnier, 1971
Philocheras bidens Holthuis, 1951
Philocheras gaillardi Crosnier, 1971
Philocheras prionolepis Holthuis, 1952
Pontocaris lacazei (Gourret, 1887)⇒ Aegaeon lacazei Gourret, 1887
Pontophilus bidens (Holthuis, 1951)⇒ Philocheras bidens Holthuis, 1951
Pontophilus gracilis (S. I. Smith, 1882)⇒ Parapontophilus abyssi Smith, 1884
Pontophilus prionolepis (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Philocheras prionolepis Holthuis, 1952


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