Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 336
1958
6058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 334
1955
6050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 158
1273
4744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 157
1265
4714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 147
1207
4462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 28
232
1033 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 8
49
276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
8 Families width 276 Species and 2 Subspecies
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Melanesia | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 24
207 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Barbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
| 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 11
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lysmatidae
Dana, 1852
| 4
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Merguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ogyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Thoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp | 6
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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
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