Penaeoidea (Rafinesque 1815), Penaeoid shrimps ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
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INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT

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Taxonomy of Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	1033 12148 92586	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	995 11546 91261	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	379 5045 43294	Families Genera Species
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	376 5018 43105	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Dendrobranchiata Bate, 1888	9 155 1298	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 Penaeoid shrimps	8 149 1263	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Family	Aciculopodidae ♰ Feldmann & Schweitzer, 2010	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Aegeridae ♰ Burkenroad, 1963	4 17	Genera Species
Family	Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891 Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps	18 84	Genera Species
Family	Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 Benthesicymid shrimps	21 95	Genera Species
Family	Carpopenaeidae ♰ Garassino, 1994	2 7	Genera Species
Family	Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 Penaeid shrimps	79 785	Genera Species
Family	Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 Rock shrimps	5 85	Genera Species
Family	Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891 Solenocerid shrimps	20 190	Genera Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Penaeoidea

English	Penaeoid shrimps
French	Crevettes pénaéïdes

Distribution and Species lists of Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815

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Algeria
5 Families  10 Genera  15 SpeciesAngola
5 Families  16 Genera  27 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
4 Families  10 Genera  15 SpeciesArgentina
5 Families  17 Genera  25 SpeciesAustralia
5 Families  49 Genera  239 SpeciesAustria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBahamas
5 Families  27 Genera  43 SpeciesBahrain
1 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesBangladesh
2 Families  10 Genera  28 SpeciesBarbados
4 Families  10 Genera  20 SpeciesBelgium
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesBelize
5 Families  17 Genera  27 SpeciesBenin
2 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesBolivia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBrazil
5 Families  29 Genera  72 SpeciesBrunei
2 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesCambodia
1 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesCameroon
2 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesCanada
5 Families  20 Genera  28 SpeciesCape Verde
5 Families  17 Genera  27 SpeciesChile
4 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesChina
6 Families  41 Genera  171 SpeciesColombia
5 Families  30 Genera  87 SpeciesComoros
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCook Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  0 SpeciesCosta Rica
5 Families  21 Genera  51 SpeciesCroatia
3 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesCuba
5 Families  31 Genera  63 SpeciesCyprus
2 Families  8 Genera  10 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
3 Families  8 Genera  9 SpeciesDenmark
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesDominica
5 Families  16 Genera  20 SpeciesDominican Republic
3 Families  16 Genera  24 SpeciesEast Timor
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEcuador
5 Families  21 Genera  44 SpeciesEgypt
3 Families  12 Genera  31 SpeciesEl Salvador
2 Families  11 Genera  17 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
4 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesEritrea
3 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesEthiopia
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesFiji
4 Families  16 Genera  34 SpeciesFinland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFrance
5 Families  22 Genera  36 SpeciesGabon
4 Families  12 Genera  15 SpeciesGambia
2 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesGeorgia
3 Families  11 Genera  15 SpeciesGermany
4 Families  12 Genera  23 SpeciesGhana
4 Families  8 Genera  14 SpeciesGreece
5 Families  15 Genera  22 SpeciesGrenada
3 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesGuatemala
4 Families  7 Genera  12 SpeciesGuinea
5 Families  14 Genera  17 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
4 Families  11 Genera  14 SpeciesGuyana
5 Families  18 Genera  37 SpeciesHaiti
4 Families  13 Genera  15 SpeciesHonduras
5 Families  19 Genera  32 SpeciesIceland
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesIndia
5 Families  33 Genera  106 SpeciesIndonesia
5 Families  42 Genera  182 SpeciesIran
2 Families  13 Genera  22 SpeciesIraq
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesIreland
4 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesIsrael
3 Families  12 Genera  25 SpeciesItaly
6 Families  22 Genera  36 SpeciesIvory Coast
2 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesJamaica
5 Families  20 Genera  44 SpeciesJapan
5 Families  39 Genera  146 SpeciesKenya
5 Families  18 Genera  29 SpeciesKiribati
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesKuwait
2 Families  9 Genera  13 SpeciesLebanon
4 Families  12 Genera  19 SpeciesLiberia
3 Families  9 Genera  11 SpeciesLibya
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesLuxembourg
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMadagascar
5 Families  29 Genera  56 SpeciesMalaysia
5 Families  21 Genera  58 SpeciesMaldives
5 Families  11 Genera  25 SpeciesMalta
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMarshall Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesMauritania
5 Families  18 Genera  29 SpeciesMauritius
4 Families  8 Genera  12 SpeciesMexico
5 Families  35 Genera  123 SpeciesMicronesia
4 Families  11 Genera  18 SpeciesMonaco
5 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMorocco
5 Families  17 Genera  18 SpeciesMozambique
5 Families  30 Genera  64 SpeciesMyanmar
4 Families  14 Genera  28 SpeciesNamibia
4 Families  12 Genera  20 SpeciesNetherlands
3 Families  8 Genera  11 SpeciesNew Zealand
5 Families  21 Genera  33 SpeciesNicaragua
5 Families  18 Genera  45 SpeciesNiger
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNigeria
3 Families  7 Genera  14 SpeciesNorth Korea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorway
3 Families  11 Genera  23 SpeciesOman
4 Families  10 Genera  17 SpeciesPakistan
3 Families  10 Genera  29 SpeciesPalau
4 Families  9 Genera  9 SpeciesPalestine
1 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesPanama
5 Families  31 Genera  96 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
5 Families  34 Genera  83 SpeciesPeru
5 Families  15 Genera  31 SpeciesPhilippines
5 Families  37 Genera  155 SpeciesPoland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPortugal
5 Families  23 Genera  31 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
5 Families  31 Genera  87 SpeciesRomania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRussia
3 Families  10 Genera  13 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
4 Families  8 Genera  9 SpeciesSaint Lucia
5 Families  11 Genera  16 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
5 Families  11 Genera  16 SpeciesSamoa
3 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
3 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
2 Families  11 Genera  21 SpeciesSenegal
5 Families  15 Genera  25 SpeciesSeychelles
4 Families  10 Genera  18 SpeciesSierra Leone
4 Families  12 Genera  19 SpeciesSingapore
3 Families  18 Genera  92 SpeciesSolomon Islands
5 Families  25 Genera  49 SpeciesSomalia
4 Families  13 Genera  19 SpeciesSomaliland
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesSouth Korea
2 Families  11 Genera  14 SpeciesSpain
5 Families  24 Genera  42 SpeciesSri Lanka
5 Families  24 Genera  63 SpeciesSudan
2 Families  10 Genera  19 SpeciesSuriname
5 Families  18 Genera  39 SpeciesSweden
4 Families  15 Genera  31 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSyria
2 Families  7 Genera  11 SpeciesTaiwan
5 Families  48 Genera  260 SpeciesTanzania
4 Families  18 Genera  36 SpeciesThailand
4 Families  23 Genera  85 SpeciesTogo
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesTonga
2 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
5 Families  17 Genera  41 SpeciesTunisia
4 Families  10 Genera  13 SpeciesTurkey
3 Families  13 Genera  22 SpeciesTuvalu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUkraine
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
5 Families  29 Genera  51 SpeciesUruguay
3 Families  8 Genera  12 SpeciesUSA
5 Families  45 Genera  169 SpeciesVanuatu
3 Families  10 Genera  10 SpeciesVenezuela
5 Families  26 Genera  54 SpeciesVietnam
4 Families  18 Genera  39 SpeciesYemen
5 Families  15 Genera  30 Species

Distribution on islands

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Azores
4 Families  9 Genera  9 SpeciesBarat Daya Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBasse-Terre Island
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCapricorn Group
3 Families  9 Genera  11 SpeciesClarión Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEast Aleutians
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesFox Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesGran Canaria
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGrande-Terre
3 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesHeron Island
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesIsla Blanca
1 Families  2 Genera  0 SpeciesIsla Carmen
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesIsla del Rey
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesIsla Isabel
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Isabella
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Lobos
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesIsla Magdalena
3 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesIslands of Chile
3 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesIslote Negro
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKisar
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKo Phuket
3 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesLangkawi
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesLanzarote
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesLord Howe Island
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesMacaronesia
5 Families  22 Genera  35 SpeciesMagnetic Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMangole
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMurray Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNias Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorth Solitary Island
3 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesNorth West Island
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesObi Islands
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesObira
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesOne Tree Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPunta León
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesRevillagigedo Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSan Miguel Island (Philippines)
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
3 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island (California)
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Rosa Island
5 Families  9 Genera  10 SpeciesSolitary Islands
3 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesSouth Orkney Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesStradbroke Island
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesTernate
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesThursday Island
2 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesUnalaska Island
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Family  1 Genus  2 Species

Links, sources and further information

Penaeoidea at artfakta.se
Penaeoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Penaeoidea at itis.gov
Penaeoidea at marinespecies.org