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Checklist for Superfamily Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
595
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
594
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
312
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
311
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
279
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
49
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
12
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Venezuela
2 Families width 44 Species
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps42SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19502SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Venezuela
12 Genera with 44 Species
Brachycarpus Bate, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cryphiops Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchus Miers, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophylloides Schmitt, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1948Long-clawed freshwater prawns22SpeciesTaxom
Nematopalaemon Holthius, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19508SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1891anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopalaemon Sollaud, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontonides Heard, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
44 Species
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus Lucas, 1846Two Claw Shrimp
Euryrhynchus amazoniensis Tiefenbacher, 1978
Euryrhynchus pemoni Pereira, 1985
Gnathophylloides mineri Schmitt, 1933Dwarf Urchin Shrimp
Macrobrachium acanthurus Wiegmann, 1836Cinnamon river shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Macrobrachium aracamuni Rodríguez, 1982
Macrobrachium atabapense Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium brasiliense Heller, 1862
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium cortezi Rodríguez, 1982
Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium dierythrum Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium heterochirus Wiegmann, 1836Cascade river prawn
Macrobrachium jelskii Miers, 1877Agar River prawn
Macrobrachium nattereri Latreille, 1802
Macrobrachium olfersii Macquart, 1835Bristled river shrimp
Macrobrachium panamense Rathbun, 1912
Macrobrachium pectinatum Pereira S., 1986
Macrobrachium praecox Roux, 1928
Macrobrachium pumilum Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium quelchi De Man, 1900
Macrobrachium reyesi Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium rodriguezi Pereira, 1986
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium surinamicum Holthuis, 1948
Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950Whitebelly prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium
Palaemon (Macrobrachium) jamaicensis De Man, 1925
Palaemon amazonicus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862
Palaemon carteri Gordon, 1935
Palaemon mercedae Pereira, 1986
Palaemon octaviae Chace, 1972
Palaemon paivai Fausto Filho, 1967
Palaemon schmitti (Holthius, 1950)⇒ Nematopalaemon schmitti Holthuis, 1950
Palaemonella americana Kingsley, 1878American Palaemonella
Palaemonetes carteri Gordon, 1935
Palaemonetes mercedae Pereira S., 1986
Periclimenes yucatanicus Ives, 1891Spotted cleaner shrimp
Pseudopalaemon amazonensis Ramos-Porto, 1979
Pseudopalaemon chryseus Kensley & Wa..., 1982
Pseudopalaemon gouldingi Kensley & Wa..., 1982
Pseudopalaemon nigramnis Kensley & Wa..., 1982
Pseudopontonides principis Criales, 1980

Subnodes of Palaemonoidea with occurrences in Venezuela
FamilyEuryrhynchidae
Holthuis, 1950
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
11
42
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