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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
29
201
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
45
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
7 Families width 455 Species and 17 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp246SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19876SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp62SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185224SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp107SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
21
246
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
10
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
7
107
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