Penaeoidea
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Penaeoidea is the larger of the two superfamilies of prawn
s. It comprises eight families, three of which are known only from fossil
s. The fossil record of the group stretches back to Aciculopoda
, discovered in Famennian
sediments in Oklahoma
.
Prawn
Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
s. It comprises eight families, three of which are known only from fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
s. The fossil record of the group stretches back to Aciculopoda
Aciculopoda
Aciculopoda is an extinct prawn which existed in what is now Oklahoma approximately . It was described in 2010 on the basis of a single fossil from Oklahoma. The single species, Aciculopoda mapesi, was named by Rodney Feldmann and Carrie Schweitzer in honour of Royal Mapes, a paleontologist who...
, discovered in Famennian
Famennian
The Famennian is one of two faunal stages in the Late Devonian epoch. It lasted from 374.5 ± 2.6 million years ago to 359.2 ± 2.5 million years ago. It was preceded by the Frasnian stage and followed by the Tournaisian stage and is named after Famenne, a natural region in southern Belgium.It was...
sediments in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
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- † AciculopodidaeAciculopodaAciculopoda is an extinct prawn which existed in what is now Oklahoma approximately . It was described in 2010 on the basis of a single fossil from Oklahoma. The single species, Aciculopoda mapesi, was named by Rodney Feldmann and Carrie Schweitzer in honour of Royal Mapes, a paleontologist who...
(1 genus, 1 species) - † AegeridaeAegeridaeAegeridae is a family of fossil prawns. It contains two genera, Aeger and Acanthochirana....
(2 genera, 25 species) - Aristeidae (10 genera, 28 species)
- Benthesicymidae (5 genera, 43 species)
- † CarpopenaeidaeCarpopenaeusCarpopenaeus is an extinct genus of prawn, which existed during the Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It contains three species....
(1 genus, 3 species) - PenaeidaePenaeidaePenaeidae is a family of prawns, although they are often referred to as penaeid shrimp. It contains many species of economic importance, such as the tiger prawn , whiteleg shrimp, Atlantic white shrimp and Indian prawn. Many prawns are the subject of commercial fishery, and farming, both in marine...
(48 genera, 286 species) - Sicyoniidae (1 genus, 53 species)
- Solenoceridae (9 genera, 86 species)