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Checklist for Subfamily Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1878
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
90
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
90
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
75
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
75
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
31
74
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
2
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanganyika
3 Genera with 3 Species
Paraclimenaeus Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Tectopontonia Bruce, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
3 Species
Paraclimenaeus fimbriatus Borradaile, 1915
Periclimenaeus trispinosus Bruce, 1969
Tectopontonia maziwiae Bruce, 1973


Links, sources and further information
Pontoniinae at gbif.org
Pontoniinae at marinespecies.org