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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Kuwait (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
51
111
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
51
111
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
73
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
73
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
2
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
2
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kuwait
2 Families width 13 Species
Penaeidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Penaeid shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kuwait
9 Genera with 13 Species
Atypopenaeus Alcock, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Megokris Pérez Farfan..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1905Velvet shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1904metapenaeus shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Trachypenaeus Alcock, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 19322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuwait
13 Species
Atypopenaeus stenodactylus Stimpson, 1860Periscope Shrimp
Megokris granulosus Haswell, 1879Coarse Shrimp
Metapenaeopsis stridulans Alcock, 1905Fiddler shrimp
Metapenaeus affinis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Jinga shrimp
Metapenaeus stebbingi Nobili, 1904Peregrine shrimp
Parapenaeopsis acclivirostris Alcock, 1905Hawknose shrimp
Parapenaeopsis stylifera H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coromandel shrimp
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Solenocera crassicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coastal mud shrimp
Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860
Trachypenaeus granulosus (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Megokris granulosus Haswell, 1879
Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860Hardback Prawn
Trachysalambria palaestinensis (Steinitz, 1932)⇒ Trachysalambria curvirostris Stimpson, 1860

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Kuwait
FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
8
12
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