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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
153
384
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
152
383
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
124
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
121
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
118
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
22
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belgium
5 Families width 16 Species
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae (Kingsley, 1878)Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belgium
7 Genera with 16 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
16 Species
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Bythocaris cosmetops Holthuis, 1951Hop
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Hippolyte cranchii (Leach, 1817, 1875)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Spirontocaris cranchi Leach, 1817
Spirontocaris pusiola (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Belgium
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
4
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