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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
151
346
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
345
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
160
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
154
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
134
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
36
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
6 Families width 20 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae (Kingsley, 1878)Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
11 Genera with 20 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1973pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
20 Species
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Bythocaris gracilis Smith, 1885
Bythocaris nana Smith, 1885
Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775Cerulean sargassum shrimp
Hippolyte pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871False zostera shrimp
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Lysmata boggessi Rhyne & Lin, 2006Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Spirontocaris lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Virginia
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
2
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