NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Penaeidae
  Superfamily - Penaeoidea
  Suborder - Dendrobranchiata
  Order - Decapoda
  Superorder - Eucarida
  Subclass - Eumalacostraca
  Class - Malacostraca
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Farfantepenaeus aztecus
      Species - Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis
      Species - Farfantepenaeus brevirostris
      Species - Farfantepenaeus californiensis
      Species - Farfantepenaeus duorarum
      Species - Farfantepenaeus notialis
      Species - Farfantepenaeus paulensis
      Species - Farfantepenaeus subtilis