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Penaeidae
Rafinesque, 1815
- penaeid shrimps
(crustacean)
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Entity:
Penaeoidea (Superfamily)
..Aristeidae (Family)
..Benthesicymidae (Family)
..Cerataspis (Genus)
..Cryptopus (Genus)
..Euphema (Genus)
..Hoplites (Genus)
..Loxopis (Genus)
..Ophthalmeryon (Genus)
..Opisthocaris (Genus)
..Platysacus (Genus)
..Rachitia (Genus)
..Sicyoniidae (Family)
..Solenoceridae (Family)
..Penaeidae (Family) - penaeid shrimps
....Alcockpenaeopsis (Genus)
....Arafurapenaeopsis (Genus)
....Artemesia (Genus)
....Atypopenaeus (Genus)
....Batepenaeopsis (Genus)
....Farfantepenaeus (Genus)
....Fenneropenaeus (Genus)
....Funchalia (Genus)
....Ganjampenaeopsis (Genus)
....Heteropenaeus (Genus)
....Holthuispenaeopsis (Genus)
....Kishinouyepenaeopsis (Genus)
....Litopenaeus (Genus)
....Macropetasma (Genus)
....Marsupenaeus (Genus)
....Megokris (Genus)
....Melicertus (Genus)
....Metapenaeopsis (Genus)
....Metapenaeus (Genus)
....Mierspenaeopsis (Genus)
....Parapenaeopsis (Genus)
....Parapenaeus (Genus)
....Pelagopenaeus (Genus)
....Penaeopsis (Genus)
....Penaeus (Genus)
....Protrachypene (Genus)
....Rimapenaeus (Genus)
....Tanypenaeus (Genus)
....Trachypenaeopsis (Genus)
....Trachypenaeus (Genus)
....Trachysalambria (Genus)
....Xiphopenaeus (Genus)
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Animalia
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(Phylum)
Arthropoda
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(Class)
Malacostraca
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(Order)
Decapoda
Current position
Penaeoidea
(Superfamily)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
J.W. Martin & G.E. Davis, 2001
: 72; Volvenko2020.
Alternative positions
Decapoda
(Order)
Latreille, 1802
Ref:
M. Türkay, 2001
: 286.
Historical positions
Penaeoidea
(Superfamily)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
J.W. Martin & G.E. Davis, 2001
: 72.
Decapoda
(Order)
Latreille, 1802
Ref:
M. Türkay, 2001
: 286.
Penaeoidea
(Superfamily)
Rafinesque, 1815
Ref:
L.G. Abele & B.E. Felgenhauer, 1982
: 296.
Decapoda Natantia
(Suborder)
Ref:
B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Number of Subtaxa
2026
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
32g;11s
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
[32g]
2009-present
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
: 12 Feb 2012
[37g]
1982
L.G. Abele & B.E. Felgenhauer
: 296
30g250s
1982
L.G. Abele & B.E. Felgenhauer
: 296
30g250s
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026