In the taxonomical hierarchy, prawns are classified as;
 
 

Phylum          :	Arthropoda
Class              :	Crustacea
Subclass         :	Malacostraca
Series             :	Eumalacostraca
Superorder     :	Eucarida
Order             :	Decapoda
Suborder        :	Natantia

 
 

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