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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Connecticut (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
161
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
161
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
63
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
34
62
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
60
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
5
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Connecticut
5 Families width 17 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Connecticut
10 Genera with 17 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1758Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
17 Species
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818Bail Shrimp
Crangon vulgaris (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemonetes intermedius Holthuis, 1949Brackish grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Pontophilus brevirostris Smith, 1881
Pontophilus norvegicus M. Sars, 1861Norwegian shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Connecticut
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Caridea at artfakta.se
Caridea at biodiversity.org.au
Caridea at dyntaxa.se
Caridea at itis.gov
Caridea at marinespecies.org