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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
283
1069
2864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
281
1067
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
612
2065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
606
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
564
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
25
107
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
28
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
7 Families width 225 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp187SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19870SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185215SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp8SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
15
187
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
8
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