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Checklist for Subfamily Pontoniinae Kingsley, 1878
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
179
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
44
139
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
133
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
25
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
9
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPalaemonidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Palaemonid Shrimps
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPontoniinae
Kingsley, 1878
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
7 Genera with 10 Species
Anchistus Borradaile, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Conchodytes Peters, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1915anemone shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Pontoniopsis Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
10 Species
Anchistus custos Forskål, 1775Pinna Prawn
Anchistus miersi De Man, 1888Giant Clam Commensal Shrimp
Conchodytes meleagrinae Peters, 1852Hawaiian pearl-oyster shrimp
Coralliocaris tridentata (Miers, 1884)⇒ Periclimenaeus tridentatus Miers, 1884
Palaemonella pottsi Borradaile, 1915Pott’s Crinoid Shrimp
Palaemonella spinulata Yokoya, 1936
Periclimenaeus tridentatus Miers, 1884
Periclimenes (Ancylocaris) amymone (De Man, 1902)⇒ Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902
Periclimenes commensalis Borradaile, 1915
Pontoniopsis comanthi Borradaile, 1915Comanthus Crinoid Shrimp


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