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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		173
460
925		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
455
910		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
144
323		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		57
138
313		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
134
308		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps		11
31
126		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
68		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Columbia
3 Families width 68 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp62SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Columbia
8 Genera with 68 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 190213SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 190218SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 190211SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 190219SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
68 Species
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Betaeus harrimani Rathbun, 1904Northern hooded shrimp
Betaeus setosus J.F.L. Hart, 1964Fuzzy hooded shrimp
Eualus avinus Rathbun, 1899Beaked eualid
Eualus barbatus Rathbun, 1899Barbed eualid
Eualus berkeleyorum Butler, 1971Berkeley eualid
Eualus biunguis Rathbun, 1902Deepsea eualid
Eualus fabricii Krøyer, 1841Arctic eualid
Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Circumpolar eualid
Eualus lineatus Wicksten & B..., 1983Striped eualid
Eualus macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1902Bigeye eualid
Eualus macropthalmus M. J. Rathbun, 1902Bigeye eualid
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Eualus subtilis Carvacho & O..., 1984Pygmy Eualid
Eualus suckleyi Stimpson, 1864Shortscale eualid
Eualus townsendi Rathbun, 1902Townsend eualid
Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852Shortspine shrimp
Heptacarpus camtschaticus Stimpson, 1860Northern coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus carinatus Holmes, 1900Smalleye coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus decorus Rathbun, 1902Elegant coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus flexus Rathbun, 1902Slenderbeak coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus herdmani Walker, 1898Herdman coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus kincaidi Rathbun, 1902Kincaid coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus littoralis Butler, 1980Bigeye coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus moseri Rathbun, 1902Alaska coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus palpator Owen, 1839Intertidal coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus paludicola Holmes, 1900California coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus pugettensis Jensen, 1983Barred shrimp
Heptacarpus sitchensis Brandt, 1851Bigeye Coastal Shrimp
Heptacarpus stimpsoni Holthuis, 1947Stimpson coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus stylus Stimpson, 1864Stiletto coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus taylori Stimpson, 1857Taylor coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus tenuissimus Holmes, 1900Slender coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus tridens Rathbun, 1902Threespine coastal shrimp
Hippolyte californiensis Holmes, 1895California green shrimp
Hippolyte clarki Chace, 1951Kelp humpback shrimp
Lebbeus acudactylus Jensen, 2006
Lebbeus catalepsis Jensen, 1987Cataleptic lebbeid
Lebbeus eludus Jensen, 2006
Lebbeus grandimana Brazhnikov, 1907Candy-striped shrimp
Lebbeus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775Spiny lebbeid
Lebbeus microceros Krøyer, 1841
Lebbeus mundus Jensen, 2006
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Lebbeus schrencki Bražnikov, 1907Okhotsk lebbeid
Lebbeus vicinus Rathbun, 1902Offshore lebbeid
Lebbeus washingtonianus Rathbun, 1902Slope lebbeid
Spirontocaris arcuata Rathbun, 1902Rathbun blade shrimp
Spirontocaris avina (Rathbun, 1899)⇒ Eualus avinus Rathbun, 1899
Spirontocaris bispinosa Holmes, 1900
Spirontocaris brevirostris
Spirontocaris camtschatica
Spirontocaris dalli Rathbun, 1902Dall blade shrimp
Spirontocaris fabricii (Kroyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus fabricii Krøyer, 1841
Spirontocaris herdmani (Walker, 1898)⇒ Heptacarpus herdmani Walker, 1898
Spirontocaris holmesi Holthuis, 1947Baldfaced hornet
Spirontocaris lamellicornis Dana, 1852
Spirontocaris ochotensis Brandt, 1851Oval blade shrimp
Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841Punctate blade shrimp
Spirontocaris prionota Stimpson, 1864Deep blade shrimp
Spirontocaris sica Rathbun, 1902Offshore blade shrimp
Spirontocaris snyderi Rathbun, 1902Snyder blade shrimp
Spirontocaris spina Kobjakova, 1936
Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805Parrot shrimp
Spirontocaris tridens (Rathbun, 1902)⇒ Heptacarpus tridens Rathbun, 1902
Spirontocaris truncata Rathbun, 1902Blunt blade shrimp
Thor algicola Wicksten, 1987

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in British Columbia
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps		2
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp		5
62		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