Benthesicymus


Benthesicymus is a genus of prawns, containing the following species:
  • Benthesicymus altus Spence Bate, 1881
  • Benthesicymus armatus MacGilchrist, 1905
  • Benthesicymus bartletti Smith, 1882
  • Benthesicymus brasiliensis Spence Bate, 1881
  • Benthesicymus cereus Burkenroad, 1936
  • Benthesicymus crenatus Spence Bate, 1881
  • Benthesicymus howensis Dall, 2001
  • Benthesicymus investigatoris Alcock & Anderson, 1899
  • Benthesicymus iridescens Spence Bate, 1881
  • Benthesicymus laciniatus Rathbun, 1906
  • Benthesicymus seymouri Tirmizi, 1960
  • Benthesicymus strabus Burkenroad, 1936
  • Benthesicymus tanneri Faxon, 1893
  • Benthesicymus tirmiziae Crosnier, 1978
  • Benthesicymus urinator Burkenroad, 1936
A single fossil species, formerly included in the genus Benthesicymus, is now placed in a separate genus, Palaeobenthesicymus.
A 2020 study showed Benthesicymus to be paraphyletic with five robust clades, 4 of which were diagnosed as new genera:
  • Bathicaris, gen. nov.
  • *Bathicaris brasiliensis, comb. nov.
  • *Bathicaris cereus, comb. nov.
  • *Bathicaris iridescens, comb. nov.
  • *Bathicaris seymouri, comb. nov.
  • *Bathicaris strabus, comb. nov.
  • *Bathicaris urinator, comb. nov.
  • Dalicaris, gen. nov.
  • *Dalicaris altus, comb. nov.
  • Maorrancaris, gen. nov.
  • *Maorrancaris investigatoris, comb. nov
  • Trichocaris, gen. nov.
  • *Trichocaris bartletti, comb. nov.
  • *Trichocaris tanneri, comb. nov.
  • *Trichocaris tirmiziae, comb. nov.