Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 34
242
1236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 8
56
372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Africa
8 Families width 372 Species and 13 Subspecies
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Africa | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 23
264 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Barbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 18
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lysmatidae
Dana, 1852
| 5
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Merguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ogyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Thoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Alpheoidea at artfakta.se
Alpheoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Alpheoidea at dyntaxa.se
Alpheoidea at itis.gov
Alpheoidea at marinespecies.org
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