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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
373
1690
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
368
1675
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
629
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
615
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
586
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
96
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
22
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scandinavia
6 Families width 131 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp37SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 198715SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp45SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp28SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scandinavia
22 Genera with 131 Species
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Alpheopsis Coutière, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps26SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 187013SpeciesTaxom
Caridion Goës, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Chorismus Bate, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheles Sars, 02SpeciesTaxom
Doryphorus Norman, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18419SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 187333SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Nauticaris Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 017SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Virbius Stimpson, 18733SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
131 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
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 galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus laevimanus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
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 nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parasocialis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas veloculus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813
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 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
Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852Shortspine 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 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 inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Hippolyte macilenta (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus macilentus Krøyer, 1841
Hippolyte mutila (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
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 pusiola (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841
Hippolyte recurvirostre Rathke, 1843
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 zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes anoplonyx Kemp, 1914Medusa shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Lebbeus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1775Spiny lebbeid
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
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
Spirontocaris cranchi Leach, 1817
Spirontocaris gaimardi (H.Milne Edwards, 1837)⇒ Eualus gaimardii gaimardii H.Milne Edwards, 1837
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 turgida (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841
Spirontocaris turgidus
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
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 Scandinavia
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
6
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
8
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
4
28
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