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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
201
606
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
200
604
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
93
306
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
92
302
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
275
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
46
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
16
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Carolina
6 Families width 41 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp18SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Carolina
16 Genera with 41 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1971pistol shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
41 Species
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Automate kingsleyi (Hay, 1971)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Bythocaris gracilis Smith, 1885
Bythocaris nana Smith, 1885
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948Cock shrimp
Hippolysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Hippolyte pleuracantha (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Hippolyte pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Hippolyte pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871False zostera shrimp
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata rathbunae Chace, 1970Rathbun cleaner shrimp
Merhippolyte americana Holthuis, 1961Rillita pellitory
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Ogyrides hayi Williams, 1981Sand longeye shrimp
Ogyrides limicola (Williams, 1955)⇒ Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880
Ogyrides occidentalis Ortmann, 1893
Spirontocaris lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Tozeuma serratum A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Serrate arrow shrimp
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in North Carolina
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
3
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