Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 61
140
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 60
135
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
| 5
9
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps | 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
4 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Ghana
8 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Ghana
14 Species | Aristeus varidens Holthuis, 1952 | Striped red shrimp | | Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 | Brown shrimp | | Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939 | Bait shrimp | | Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | Southern pink shrimp | | Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 | | | Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914 | Guinea shrimp | | Penaeopsis miersi (Holthuis, 1952) | ⇒ Metapenaeopsis miersi Holthuis, 1952 | | Penaeus (Penaeus) brasiliensis (Ives, 1891) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 | | Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | | Sicyonia carinata Brünnich, 1768 | Mediterranean rock shrimp | | Sicyonia galeata Holthuis, 1952 | Tufted rock shrimp | | Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917 | African mud shrimp | | Solenocera membranacea Stebbing, 1917 | Atlantic mud shrimp | | Solenocera membranaceum | |
Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Ghana
Links, sources and further information Penaeoidea at artfakta.se
Penaeoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Penaeoidea at itis.gov
Penaeoidea at marinespecies.org
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