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Checklist for Superfamily Penaeoidea Rafinesque, 1815 (Penaeoid shrimps)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
163
368
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
162
366
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
12
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virgin Islands
5 Families width 27 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps13SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virgin Islands
12 Genera with 27 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymus Spence Bate, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cerataspis Gray, 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeopsis Bouvier, 1924Velvet shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Penaeopsis Bate, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Rimapenaeus Pérez Farfan..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1864Rock shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 19343SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
27 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Aristeus antillensis A. Milne-Edw..., 1909Purplehead gamba prawn
Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967Southern pink shrimp
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas tinayrei Bouvier, 1906
Gennadas valens Smith, 1884
Metapenaeopsis goodei Smith, 1885Caribbean velvet shrimp
Metapenaeopsis martinella Pérez Farfante, 1971Syncarids
Metapenaeopsis smithi Schmitt, 1924
Parapenaeus americanus Rathbun, 1901
Parapenaeus longirostris Lucas, 1846Deep-water pink shrimp
Parapenaeus politus Smith, 1881Deep-water rose shrimp
Penaeopsis megalops (Smith, 1885)⇒ Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881
Penaeopsis serrata Spence Bate, 1881Megalops shrimp
Rimapenaeus constrictus Stimpson, 1871Roughneck shrimp
Rimapenaeus similis Smith, 1885Roughback shrimp
Sicyonia carinata Brünnich, 1768Mediterranean rock shrimp
Sicyonia laevigata Stimpson, 1871Coral shrimp
Sicyonia parri Burkenroad, 1934
Sicyonia stimpsoni Bouvier, 1905Eyespot rock shrimp
Sicyonia typica Boeck, 1864Kinglet rock shrimp
Solenocera acuminata Pérez Farfan..., 1973
Solenocera necopina Burkenroad, 1939Deepwater humpback shrimp
Solenocera vioscai Burkenroad, 1934Humpback shrimp

Subnodes of Penaeoidea with occurrences in Virgin Islands
FamilyAristeidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Gamba prawns, Gamba shrimps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
2
4
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
3
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