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Palaemonoidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraorder
  
Caridea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Superfamily

Subphylum
  
Crustacea

Scientific name
  
Palaemonoidea

Higher classification
  
Caridean Shrimp

Order
  
Decapoda

Palaemonoidea

Lower classifications
  
Macrobrachium, Palaemonidae, Giant freshwater prawn, Palaemon, Hymenocera picta

Palaemonoidea is a large superfamily of shrimp, containing nearly 1,000 species. The position of the family Typhlocarididae is unclear, although the monophyly of a group containing the remaining seven families is well supported.

  • Anchistioididae Borradaile, 1915
  • Desmocarididae Borradaile, 1915
  • Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950
  • Gnathophyllidae Dana, 1852
  • Hymenoceridae Ortmann, 1890
  • Kakaducarididae Bruce, 1993
  • Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815
  • Typhlocarididae Annandale & Kemp, 1913
  • References

    Palaemonoidea Wikipedia