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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
354
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
353
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
129
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
122
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
4
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
4
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
4 Families width 20 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
12 Genera with 20 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Austropenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 18846SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopenaeus Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Macropetasma Stebbing, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Mesopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
20 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus crosnieri (Burukovsky, 1975)⇒ Austropenaeus nitidus Barnard, 1947
Aristeus varidens Holthuis, 1952Striped red shrimp
Austropenaeus nitidus Barnard, 1947Chinese mysterysnail
Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Funchalia woodwardi Johnson, 1868
Gennadas brevirostris Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas capensis Calman, 1925
Gennadas gilchristi Calman, 1925
Gennadas propinquus Rathbun, 1906
Gennadas tinayrei Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas valens Smith, 1884
Hymenopenaeus chacei Crosnier & F..., 1969
Macropetasma africana Balss, 1913Swimming prawn
Parapenaeus africanus (Balss, 1913)⇒ Macropetasma africana Balss, 1913
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917African mud shrimp
Solenocera membranacea Stebbing, 1917Atlantic mud shrimp

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySolenoceridae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Solenocerid shrimps
3
3
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