Palaemonoidea
| Palaemonoidea | |
|---|---|
| Palaemon elegans (Palaemonidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Malacostraca | 
| Order: | Decapoda | 
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata | 
| Infraorder: | Caridea | 
| Superfamily: | Palaemonoidea Rafinesque, 1815 | 
| Families | |
| See text | |
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
- Hymenocera picta, the only Hymenoceridae