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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
204
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
13
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
13
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for US Virgin Islands
5 Families width 24 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps13SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for US Virgin Islands
13 Genera with 24 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Funchalia J. Y. Johnson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1924Velvet shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1943Rock shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for US Virgin Islands
24 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 brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Pérez Farfante, 1967)⇒ Penaeus subtilis Pérez Farfante, 1967
Funchalia villosa Bouvier, 1905
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906
Metapenaeopsis gerardoi Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus politus Smith, 1881Deep-water rose shrimp
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Sicyonia laevigata Stimpson, 1871Coral shrimp
Sicyonia parri Burkenroad, 1934
Sicyonia stimpsoni Bouvier, 1905Eyespot rock shrimp
Sicyonia typica Boeck, 1864Kinglet rock shrimp
Sicyonia wheeleri Gurney, 1943
Solenocera necopina Burkenroad, 1939Deepwater humpback shrimp

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid shrimps
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicyoniidae
Ortmann, 1898
Rock shrimps
1
5
Genus
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