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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
218
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
170
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
168
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominica
5 Families width 20 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns4SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Penaeid shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominica
16 Genera with 20 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1971Velvet shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Plesiopenaeus Smith, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1905Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
20 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909Purplehead gamba prawn
Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906
Hymenopenaeus debilis Smith, 1882
Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936Southern white shrimp
Mesopenaeus tropicalis Bouvier, 1905Salmon shrimp
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Penaeus schmitti (Burkenroad, 1936)⇒ Litopenaeus schmitti Burkenroad, 1936
Plesiopenaeus armatus Bate, 1881
Sicyonia parri Burkenroad, 1934
Sicyonia stimpsoni Bouvier, 1905Eyespot rock shrimp

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Dominica
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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