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Pandaloidea

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Pandaloidea
Heterocarpus ensifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Superfamily: Pandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
Families

The Pandaloidea are a superfamily of shrimp, comprising the large family Pandalidae (about 200 species) and the much smaller Chlorotocellidae (seven species).[1]

References

  1. ^ Komai, Tomoyuki; Chan, Tin-Yam; De Grave, Sammy (3 July 2019). "Establishment of a new shrimp family Chlorotocellidae for four genera previously assigned to Pandalidae (Decapoda, Caridea, Pandaloidea)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 95 (2): 391–402. doi:10.3897/zse.95.35999.