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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
490
2361
7068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
480
2331
7026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
194
942
2657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
191
928
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
171
860
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
27
130
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
30
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Europe
6 Families width 189 Species and 4 Subspecies
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp61SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp71SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 198716SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp34SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Europe
30 Genera with 189 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPSTV
Alope White, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1811pistol shrimps49SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Bellidia Gosse, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 187014SpeciesTaxom
Caridion Goës, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Chorismus Bate, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheles Sars, 02SpeciesTaxom
Doryphorus Norman, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 186410SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 187343SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Leontocaris Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Leslibetaeus Anker, Poddo..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18506SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Nauticaris Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Paralebbeus Bruce & Chace, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 020SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 187511SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Virbius Stimpson, 18733SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
189 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alope spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837Painted Prawn
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus australiensis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus balaenodigitus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus africanus Balss, 1916
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus heronicus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus laevimanus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus luiszapatai Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus macroskeles Alcock & And..., 1899
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus mitis Dana, 1852
Alpheus naranjo Anker, 2018
Alpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parasocialis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus tricuspidatus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Alpheus tungii Banner & Banner, 1966
Alpheus villosus Olivier, 1811
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas nouvelae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas veloculus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Bellidia huntii (Gosse, 1877)⇒ Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817
Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Bythocaris akidopleura Fransen, 1993
Bythocaris biruli Kobjakova, 1964
Bythocaris cosmetops Holthuis, 1951Hop
Bythocaris cryonesus Bowman & Man..., 1972
Bythocaris curvirostris Kobjakova, 1957
Bythocaris gracilis Smith, 1885
Bythocaris grumanti Burukovsky, 1966
Bythocaris kobjakovae Sokolov, 2000
Bythocaris leucopis G.O. Sars, 1879
Bythocaris miserabilis Abele & Martin, 1989
Bythocaris nana Smith, 1885
Bythocaris panschi Appellöf, 1906
Bythocaris payeri Heller, 1875
Bythocaris simplicirostris G.O. Sars, 1870
Caridion gordoni Spence Bate, 1858Bigclaw hippolyte
Caridion steveni Lebour, 1930Steven's Shrimp
Chorismus antarcticus Pfeffer, 1887
Cryptocheles pygmaea G.O. Sars, 1870
Cryptocheles pygmaeus
Doryphorus gordoni Norman, 1861
Eualus belcheri Bell, 1855
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus fabricii Krøyer, 1841Arctic eualid
Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Circumpolar eualid
Eualus gaimardii gaimardii H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Eualus gaimardii gibba Krøyer, 1841
Eualus macilentus Krøyer, 1841Greenland shrimp
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Eualus suckleyi Stimpson, 1864Shortscale eualid
Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852Shortspine shrimp
Heptacarpus sitchensis Brandt, 1851Bigeye Coastal Shrimp
Heptacarpus taylori Stimpson, 1857Taylor coastal shrimp
Hippolyte amazo (Pfeffer, 1886)⇒ Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824
Hippolyte borealis Krøyer, 1842
Hippolyte brevirostris (Dana, 1852)⇒ Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852
Hippolyte caradina Holthuis, 1947Heartleaf nettle
Hippolyte cedrici Fransen & De..., 2019
Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775Cerulean sargassum shrimp
Hippolyte cranchi
Hippolyte cranchii (Leach, 1817, 1875)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte fabricii (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus fabricii Krøyer, 1841
Hippolyte fascigera (Gosse, 1853)⇒ Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814
Hippolyte gaimardi
Hippolyte gaimardii (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hippolyte gibba (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hippolyte hunti (Gosse, 1877)⇒ Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte macilenta (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus macilentus Krøyer, 1841
Hippolyte moorii (Leach, 1817, 1875)⇒ Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817
Hippolyte mutila (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte pandaliformis (Bell, 1851, 1853)⇒ Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hippolyte panschii (Buchholz, 1874)⇒ Bythocaris simplicirostris G.O. Sars, 1870
Hippolyte payeri (Heller, 1875)⇒ Bythocaris payeri Heller, 1875
Hippolyte phippsii (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841
Hippolyte polaris (Krøyer, 1842)⇒ Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte pusiola (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841
Hippolyte recurvirostre Rathke, 1843
Hippolyte securiferas
Hippolyte securiformis
Hippolyte securifrons (Norman, 1862)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Hippolyte smaragdina (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814
Hippolyte sowerbaei (Leach, 1817)⇒ Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805
Hippolyte spec Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Hippolyte spinus (Sowerby, 1805)⇒ Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805
Hippolyte taylori Stimpson, 1857
Hippolyte tenuirostris (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775
Hippolyte turgida (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Hippolyte viridis Otto, 1821
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes anoplonyx Kemp, 1914Medusa shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes porcinus Kemp, 1916Big-nosed Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904Bignose Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes pymoeus (Nobili, 1904)⇒ Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904
Lebbeus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775Spiny lebbeid
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Leontocaris lar Kemp, 1906Creeping nailwort
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata olavoi Fransen, 1991
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata uncicornis Holthuis & M..., 1952Redbanded Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Nauticaris magellanica A.Milne-Edwards, 1891
Nauticaris marionis Spence Bate, 1888
Ogyrides hayi Williams, 1981Sand longeye shrimp
Paralebbeus pegasus Ahyong, 2019
Salmoneus antricola Komai, Yamad..., 2015
Spirontocaris cranchi Leach, 1817
Spirontocaris cranchii
Spirontocaris gaimardi (H.Milne Edwards, 1837)⇒ Eualus gaimardii gaimardii H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Spirontocaris gaimardii
Spirontocaris groenlandica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Lebbeus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775
Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859Friendly blade shrimp
Spirontocaris lilljeborgi (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Spirontocaris lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Spirontocaris occulta (Lebour, 1936)⇒ Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Spirontocaris ochotensis Brandt, 1851Oval blade shrimp
Spirontocaris phippsi (Kröyer) acce..., 1841)⇒ Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841
Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841Punctate blade shrimp
Spirontocaris polaris (Sabine, 1824)⇒ Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824
Spirontocaris pusiola (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841
Spirontocaris securifrons Norman, 1862
Spirontocaris spinius
Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805Parrot shrimp
Spirontocaris spinus lilljeborgii
Spirontocaris turgida (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841
Spirontocaris turgidus
Synalpheus amintae Ramos-Tafur ..., 2019
Synalpheus bocas Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus duffyi Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus pinkfloydi Anker, Hultg..., 2017
Synalpheus regalis Duffy, 1996
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Virbius fasciger Gosse, 1853
Virbius varians Leach, 1814
Virbius zostericola (Smith, 1873)⇒ Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in North Europe
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
9
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
11
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
6
34
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