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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
131
256
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
131
256
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
172
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
75
172
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
160
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
23
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
7
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for U.S. Virgin Islands
1 Family width 13 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
7 Genera with 13 Species
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1835Long-clawed freshwater prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
13 Species
Ancylomenes pedersoni Chace, 1958Caribbean Anemone Shrimp
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium faustinum de Saussure, 1857
Macrobrachium lucifugum Holthuis, 1974
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) olfersii (Wiegmann, 1836)⇒ Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835
Palaemon northropi Rankin, 1898Caribbean bait prawn
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Periclimenes pedersoni (Chace, 1958)⇒ Psalidopus barbouri Chace, 1939
Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924Sun Anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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