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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
460
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
183
457
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
138
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
131
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
117
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
29
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
4 Families width 19 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
8 Genera with 19 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
19 Species
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Eualus fabricii Krøyer, 1841Arctic eualid
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775Cerulean sargassum shrimp
Hippolyte securifrons (Norman, 1862)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes anoplonyx Kemp, 1914Medusa shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972
Lebbeus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775Spiny lebbeid
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Spirontocaris lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841Punctate blade shrimp
Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805Parrot shrimp
Synalpheus grampusi Coutière, 1909

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Massachusetts
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
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
3
7
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