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Checklist for Family Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Palaemonid Shrimps)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
290
895
2138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
289
893
2133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
355
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
346
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
109
307
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
18
68
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
14
42
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
14
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
14 Genera with 42 Species
Ascidonia Fransen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Balssia Kemp, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Bithynis Philippi, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1898Long-clawed freshwater prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 193815SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1822anemone shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18214SpeciesTaxom
Tuleariocaris Hipeau-Jacqu..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ascidonia flavomaculata Heller, 1864
Balssia gasti Balss, 1921Gorgonia Commensal Shrimp
Balssia noeli Bruce, 1998
Bithynis elegans (De Man, 1892)⇒ Macrobrachium sintangense De Man, 1898
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816Spotted Bumble Bee Shrimp
Leander ciphias
Leander serratus (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777
Leander squilla Rathke, 1837
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium sintangense De Man, 1898Sunda river prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon longirostris longirostris H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon garciacidi (Zariquiey Al..., 1968)⇒ Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon membranaceus
Palaemon rectirostris (Zaddack, 1944)⇒ Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon squilla (Leach, 1816)⇒ Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837
Palaemon varians (Leach, 1814)⇒ Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Palaemon zariquieyi Sollaud, 1938
Palaemonella atlantica Holthuis, 1951Hop
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Palaemonetes zariquieyi Sollaud, 1938
Periclimenes amethysteus Risso, 1827Amethyst Shrimp
Periclimenes granulatus Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Periclimenes sagittifer Norman, 1861Snakelocks Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes scriptus Risso, 1822Crystal Prawn
Pontonia custos (Guérin, 1832)⇒ Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821
Pontonia flavomaculata (Heller, 1864)⇒ Ascidonia flavomaculata Heller, 1864
Pontonia manningi Fransen, 2000Atlantic pearl oyster shrimp
Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821Fan-shell Associated Shrimp
Tuleariocaris neglecta Chace, 1969Black urchin shrimp
Typton spongicola O. G. Costa, 1844

Subnodes of Palaemonidae with occurrences in Spain
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
5
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
7
14
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