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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Wachapreague (Accomack County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
24
31
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
24
31
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
10
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
10
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wachapreague
3 Families width 5 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wachapreague
5 Genera with 5 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1818pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wachapreague
5 Species
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Palaemon macrodactylus Rathbun, 1902Migrant Prawn
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Wachapreague
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
2
2
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