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Checklist for Family Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeid shrimps)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
251
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
246
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
3
7
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
3 Genera with 4 Species
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1888metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
4 Species
Farfantepenaeus brevirostris Kingsley, 1878Crystal shrimp
Farfantepenaeus californiensis Holmes, 1900Brown shrimp
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Metapenaeus lysianassa De Man, 1888Bird shrimp


Links, sources and further information
Penaeidae at artfakta.se
Penaeidae at biodiversity.org.au
Penaeidae at gbif.org
Penaeidae at irmng.org
Penaeidae at itis.gov
Penaeidae at marinespecies.org