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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
131
257
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
130
255
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
75
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
71
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nova Scotia
3 Families width 14 Species
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nova Scotia
7 Genera with 14 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Caridion Goës, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
14 Species
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Caridion gordoni Spence Bate, 1858Bigclaw hippolyte
Eualus fabricii Krøyer, 1841Arctic eualid
Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Circumpolar eualid
Eualus macilentus Krøyer, 1841Greenland shrimp
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Heptacarpus camtschaticus Stimpson, 1860Northern coastal shrimp
Hippolyte aculeata
Hippolyte gaimardi
Hippolyte polaris (Krøyer, 1842)⇒ Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824
Lebbeus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775Spiny lebbeid
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805Parrot shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Nova Scotia
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
4
8
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