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Alpheoidea

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Taxonomy
Alpheoidea was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Caridea by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Alpheoidea Rafinesque
2010Alpheoidea Schweitzer et al. p. 15
2019Alpheoidea Feldmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyAlpheoideaRafinesque 1815
superfamilyAlpheoideaRafinesque 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Alpheoidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. Alpheidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Alpheopsis Coutiere 1897
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Alpheopsis trispinosa Stimpson 1861
G. Alpheus Fabricius 1798
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Alpheus astrinx Banner and Banner 1982
Alpheus australiensis Banner and Banner 1982
Alpheus australosulcatus Banner and Banner 1982
Alpheus bidens Olivier 1811
Alpheus bunburius Banner and Banner 1982
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson 1860
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf 1879
Alpheus digitalis De Haan 1844
Alpheus edwarsii Audouin 1827
Alpheus facetus de Man 1908
Alpheus gracilis Heller 1861
Alpheus hailstonei Croutiere 1905
Alpheus lobidens De Haan 1844
Alpheus lottini Guerin-Meneville 1829
Alpheus macrodactylus Ortmann 1890
Alpheus papillosus Banner and Banner 1982
Alpheus parasocialis Banner and Banner 1982
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn 1971
Alpheus socialis Heller 1865
Alpheus spongiarum Croutiere 1897
Alpheus stephensoni Banner and Smalley 1969
Alpheus strenuus Dana 1852
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley 1878
Alpheus tasmanicus Banner and Banner 1982
Alpheus villosus Olivier 1811
G. Arete Stimpson 1860
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Arete dorsalis Stimpson 1861
Arete indicus Coutiere 1903
G. Athanas Leach 1814
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Athanas dimorphus Otmann 1894
Athanas granti Croutiere 1908
Athanas hasswelli Coutiere 1908
Athanas ornithorhynchus Banner and Banner 1973
Athanas parvus de Man 1910
G. Athanopsis Croutiere 1897
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Athanopsis australis Banner and Banner 1982
G. Betaeus Dana 1852
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Betaeus australis Stimpson 1860
G. †Oligosella Ciampaglio and Weaver 2008
G. Symalpheus Bate 1888
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Symalpheus echinus Banner and Banner 1975
Symalpheus fossor Paulson 1875
Symalpheus harpagaturus Banner and Banner 1975
Symalpheus iocosta de Man 1909
Symalpheus lophodactylus Croutiere 1908
Symalpheus neomeris de Man 1897
Symalpheus nilandensis Croutiere 1908
Symalpheus theano de Man 1910
Fm. Hippolytidae Bate 1888
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G. Alope White 1847
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Alope orientalis de Man 1890
G. Eualus Thallwitz 1892
G. Hippolyte Leach 1814
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Hippolyte caradina Holthuis 1947
G. Latreutes Stimpson 1860
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Latreutes compressus Stimpson 1860
G. Lebbeus White 1847
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Lebbeus yaldwyni Kensley et al. 1987
G. Leontocaris Stebbing 1905
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Leontocaris bulga Taylor and Poore 1998
Leontocaris yarramundi Taylor and Poore 1998
G. Lissosabinea Christoffersen 1988
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Lissosabinea tridentata Pequegnat 1970
G. Merhippolyte Bate 1888
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Merhippolyte chacei Kensley et al. 1987
G. Metacrangon Zarenkov 1965
G. Nauticaris Bate 1888
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G. Paracrangon Dana 1852
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Paracrangon australis Hanamura et al. 1999
G. Parapontophilus Christoffersen 1988
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G. Saron Thallwitz 1891
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Saron marmoratus Olivier 1811
G. Thor Kingsley 1878
G. Tozeuma Stimpson 1860
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Tozeuma elongatum Baker 1904
Tozeuma kimberi Baker 1904
Tozeuma tomentosum Baker 1904
Fm. Ogyrididae Holthuis 1955
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G. Ogyrides Stebbing 1914
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Ogyrides delli Yaldwyn 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2008-01-28 11:51:24
Modified: 2022-05-13 13:34:01
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Mississippi) Oligosella longi (133111)