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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Whatcom County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
74
122
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
73
121
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
37
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
22
36
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
36
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
5
8
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whatcom County
3 Families width 14 Species
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whatcom County
5 Genera with 14 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whatcom County
14 Species
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Eualus avinus Rathbun, 1899Beaked eualid
Eualus suckleyi Stimpson, 1864Shortscale eualid
Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852Shortspine shrimp
Heptacarpus camtschaticus Stimpson, 1860Northern coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus flexus Rathbun, 1902Slenderbeak coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus kincaidi Rathbun, 1902Kincaid coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus palpator Owen, 1839Intertidal coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus sitchensis Brandt, 1851Bigeye Coastal Shrimp
Heptacarpus stimpsoni Holthuis, 1947Stimpson coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus tenuissimus Holmes, 1900Slender coastal shrimp
Hippolyte clarki Chace, 1951Kelp humpback shrimp
Spirontocaris lamellicornis Dana, 1852

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Whatcom County
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
3
11
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