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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
133
267
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
132
266
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
161
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
160
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
4 Families width 10 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Penaeid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
9 Genera with 10 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Halosbaena Stock, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1844metapenaeus shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopenaeus Smith, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
10 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas brevirostris Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas valens Smith, 1884
Halosbaena fortunata Bowman & Iliffe, 1986
Metapenaeus ensis De Haan, 1844Endeavour Prawns
Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Plesiopenaeus armatus Bate, 1881

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Canary Islands
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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