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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
175
1346
6033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
172
1333
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
162
1262
5531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
34
271
1691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
66
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for World Oceans
8 Families width 724 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp442SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19878SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 198718SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp88SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185243SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp115SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in World Oceans
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
35
442
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
14
88
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
4
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
6
115
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