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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
106
190
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
189
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
85
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
83
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
44
82
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
8
20
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Sea
3 Families width 11 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae (Kingsley, 1878)Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Sea
8 Genera with 11 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Caridion Goës, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Sea
11 Species
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Caridion gordoni Spence Bate, 1858Bigclaw hippolyte
Caridion steveni Lebour, 1930Steven's Shrimp
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Spirontocaris lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in North Sea
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
3
4
Genera
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