Alpheoidea
| Alpheoidea | |
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| Alpheus cedrici | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Rafinesque, 1815 |
Alpheoidea is a superfamily of shrimp.[1][2] Species of shrimp in the superfamily Alpheoidea are drag swimmers, as opposed to lift swimmers.[3]
Taxonomy
The following families are recognised in the superfamily Alpheoidea:[2]
- Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987
- Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 1987
- Hippolytidae Bate, 1888
- Lysmatidae Dana, 1852
- Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990
- Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955
- Thoridae Kingsley, 1878
References
- ^ S. De Grave & C. H. J. M. Fransen (2011). "Carideorum Catalogus: the Recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 85 (9): 195–589, figs. 1–59. ISBN 978-90-6519-200-4. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "Alpheoidea Rafinesque 1815 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.