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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
45
70
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
69
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
30
51
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
30
51
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
43
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
6
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
4 Genera with 6 Species
Leander E. Desmarest, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
6 Species
Leander squilla Rathke, 1837
Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots, 1851Brackish river prawn
Macrobrachium vollenhoveni Herklots, 1857
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemonetes (Palaemonetes) africanus Balss, 1916

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
4
6
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