Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Nematocarcinoidea for Dominica (Windward Islands)

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Checklist for Superfamily Nematocarcinoidea S. I. Smith, 1884
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	103 218 324	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	103 218 324	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	78 170 270	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	77 168 268	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	70 150 246	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Caridea Dana, 1852 Caridean shrimps	17 36 66	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Nematocarcinoidea S. I. Smith, 1884	2 2 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Dominica
2 Families width 5 Species

Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884		1	Species	Taxom
Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 1895		4	Species	Taxom

Genera for Dominica
2 Genera with 5 Species

Nematocarcinus A. Milne Edw..., 1881		1	Species	Taxom
Xiphocaris von Martens, 0		4	Species	Taxom

Species list for Dominica
5 Species

Nematocarcinus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Xiphocaris brevirostris (Pocock, 1889)	⇒ Xiphocaris elongata Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Xiphocaris elongata Guérin-Ménev..., 1855	Yellow-nose shrimp
Xiphocaris gladiator (Pocock, 1889)	⇒ Xiphocaris elongata Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Xiphocaris intermedius

Subnodes of Nematocarcinoidea with occurrences in Dominica

Family	Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 1895	1 4	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Nematocarcinoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Nematocarcinoidea at itis.gov
Nematocarcinoidea at marinespecies.org