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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
107
196
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
106
194
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
116
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
116
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
101
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
29
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
10
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Virgin Islands
10 Genera with 14 Species
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cuapetes Clark, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 01SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Urocaris Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Virgin Islands
14 Species
Ancylomenes pedersoni Chace, 1958Caribbean Anemone Shrimp
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878American grass shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Periclimenes longicaudatus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp
Typton tortugae McClendon, 1911Pale sponge shrimp
Urocaris longicaudata Stimpson, 1860Longtail grass shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in British Virgin Islands
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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