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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
202
578
1225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
201
576
1220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
139
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
130
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
121
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
36
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
9
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ireland
3 Families width 27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ireland
9 Genera with 27 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1814pistol shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Caridion Goës, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18217SpeciesTaxom
Leontocaris Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 06SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Caridion gordoni Spence Bate, 1858Bigclaw hippolyte
Caridion steveni Lebour, 1930Steven's Shrimp
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Circumpolar eualid
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Hippolyte cranchii (Leach, 1817, 1875)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte fascigera (Gosse, 1853)⇒ Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Hippolyte viridis Otto, 1821
Leontocaris lar Kemp, 1906Creeping nailwort
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Spirontocaris cranchi Leach, 1817
Spirontocaris cranchii
Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859Friendly blade shrimp
Spirontocaris lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Spirontocaris pusiola (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841
Spirontocaris spinus lilljeborgii
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Ireland
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
10
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