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 Vereshchaka & Lunina, gen. nov.
 * Bathicaris brasiliensis (Spence Bate, 1881), comb. nov.
 * Bathicaris cereus (Burkenroad, 1936), comb. nov.
 * Bathicaris iridescens (Spence Bate, 1881), comb. nov.
 * Bathicaris seymouri (Tirmizi, 1960), comb. nov.
 * Bathicaris strabus (Burkenroad, 1936), comb. nov.
 * Bathicaris urinator (Burkenroad, 1936), comb. nov.
 * Dalicaris Vereshchaka & Lunina, gen. nov.
 * Dalicaris altus (Spence Bate, 1881), comb. nov.
 * Maorrancaris Vereshchaka & Lunina, gen. nov.
 * Maorrancaris investigatoris (Alcock & Anderson, 1899), comb. nov
 * Trichocaris Vereshchaka & Lunina, gen. nov.
 * Trichocaris bartletti (Smith, 1882), comb. nov.
 * Trichocaris tanneri (Faxon, 1893), comb. nov.
 * Trichocaris tirmiziae (Crosnier, 1978), comb. nov.