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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
3
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
3
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
3 Families width 10 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
10 Genera with 10 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristaeopsis Wood-Mason, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenaeus Bate, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hepomadus Bate, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Trachysalambria Burkenroad, 20161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
10 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson, 1868Giant Scarlet Prawn
Aristeus virilis Spence Bate, 1881Pink Striped Prawn
Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock & And..., 1899
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Gennadas capensis Calman, 1925
Hemipenaeus carpenteri Wood-Mason, 1891Diffuse eriastrum
Hepomadus tener Smith, 1884
Parapenaeus kensleyi Crosnier, 2005
Trachysalambria parvispina Chan, Cleva ..., 2016

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPenaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeid 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