Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
134
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
133
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
| 4
8
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps | 3
7
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Nigeria
7 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Nigeria
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 | | Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | Caramote prawn | | Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914 | Guinea shrimp | | Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846 | Deep-water pink shrimp | | Penaeus (Penaeus) brasiliensis (Ives, 1891) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 | | Penaeus caramote Risso, 1816 | | | Penaeus caranote | | | Penaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939) | ⇒ Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | | Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775) | ⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | | Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 | Asian tiger shrimp | | Sicyonia galeata Holthuis, 1952 | Tufted rock shrimp |
Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
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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