Malacostraca - Decapoda

Belongs to Penaeus according to Von der Marck 1858

Sister taxa: Penaeus arambourgi, Penaeus barmerensis, Penaeus bolcensis, Penaeus cornappensis, Penaeus furensis, Penaeus hamleti, Penaeus kapurdii, Penaeus maddeni, Penaeus natator, Penaeus obtusus, Penaeus sharpii, Penaeus smyrnacus, Penaeus sorbinii, Penaeus spectabilis, Penaeus vanzii, Penaeus vernassensis, Penaeus wenasogensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore