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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
267
926
2026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
264
923
2023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
117
509
1265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
115
504
1251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
107
462
1139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
23
83
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
21
55
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
21
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalaemoninae
Rafinesque, 1815
6
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
6 Genera with 31 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns11SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Troglocubanus Holthuis, 19635SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
31 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium crybelum (Chace, 1975)⇒ Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837New Zealand Shore Shrimp
Palaemon faustinus (de Saussure, 1857)⇒ Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Palaemon mexicanus (Spamer & Bogan, 1992)⇒ Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818
Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871American Grass Shrimp
Palaemonetes calcis (Rathbun, 1912)⇒ Troglocubanus calcis Rathbun, 1912
Palaemonetes cubensis (Hay, 1903)⇒ Palaemon pandaliformis Stimpson, 1871
Palaemonetes eigenmanni (Hay, 1903)⇒ Troglocubanus eigenmanni Hay, 1903
Palaemonetes gibarensis (Chace, 1943)⇒ Troglocubanus gibarensis Chace, 1943
Palaemonetes inermis (Chace, 1943)⇒ Troglocubanus inermis Chace, 1943
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Troglocubanus calcis Rathbun, 1912
Troglocubanus eigenmanni Hay, 1903
Troglocubanus gibarensis Chace, 1943
Troglocubanus inermis Chace, 1943
Troglocubanus jamaicensis Holthuis, 1963Spreading pellitory


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