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Checklist for Subfamily Palaemoninae Rafinesque, 1815
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
68
129
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
67
128
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
93
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
47
93
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
80
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
9
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cayman Islands
3 Genera with 3 Species
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1836Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cayman Islands
3 Species
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp


Links, sources and further information
Palaemoninae at dyntaxa.se
Palaemoninae at gbif.org
Palaemoninae at marinespecies.org