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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
118
317
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
118
317
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
73
210
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
210
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
65
187
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
34
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Suriname
5 Families width 13 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Suriname
7 Genera with 13 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1883pistol shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Merguia Kemp, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
13 Species
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948Cock shrimp
Hippolysmata (Exhippolysmata) oplophoroides (Holthuis, 1948)⇒ Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948
Hippolysmata olophoroides (Holthuis, 1948)⇒ Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948
Hippolysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Merguia rhizophorae Rathbun, 1900
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Suriname
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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