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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
36
263
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
66
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for America
8 Families width 744 Species and 29 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp453SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 198711SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 198710SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp94SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185241SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp126SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in America
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
33
453
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
15
94
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
3
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
7
126
Genera
Species

Taxom



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