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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
179
464
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
178
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
170
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
164
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
40
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Atlantic Ocean
5 Families width 21 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp9SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae (Kingsley, 1878)Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Atlantic Ocean
12 Genera with 21 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1835pistol shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Caridion Goës, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheles Sars, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18146SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Atlantic Ocean
21 Species
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Bythocaris payeri Heller, 1875
Caridion steveni Lebour, 1930Steven's Shrimp
Cryptocheles pygmaea G.O. Sars, 1870
Eualus fabricii Krøyer, 1841Arctic eualid
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte spina
Hippolyte spinus (Sowerby, 1805)⇒ Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805
Hippolyte turgida (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Spirontocaris lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in North Atlantic Ocean
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
3
4
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