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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
496
3152
12962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
484
3129
12893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
196
1437
6560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
193
1424
6480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1355
6188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
33
228
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
52
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
7 Families width 557 Species and 20 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp306SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19878SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 198710SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp78SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185226SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp122SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in North America
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
25
306
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
11
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
7
122
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