Alpheoidea is a superfamily of

shrimp A shrimp (: shrimp (American English, US) or shrimps (British English, UK)) is a crustacean with an elongated body and a primarily Aquatic locomotion, swimming mode of locomotion – typically Decapods belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchi ...

. Species of shrimp in the superfamily Alpheoidea are drag swimmers, as opposed to lift swimmers.

Taxonomy

The following families are recognised in the superfamily Alpheoidea: *

Alpheidae Alpheidae (also known as the snapping shrimp, pistol shrimp or alpheid shrimp) is a family (biology), family within the shrimp infraorder Caridea characterized by having asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a ...

Rafinesque, 1815 * Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987 * Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 1987 *

Hippolytidae Hippolytidae is a family of cleaner shrimp, also known as broken-back shrimp or anemone shrimp. The term "broken-back shrimp" also applies to the genus ''Hippolyte'' in particular and "cleaner shrimp" is sometimes applied exclusively to ''Lysmata ...

Bate, 1888 * Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 * Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990 * Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 * Thoridae Kingsley, 1878

References

Caridea Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Arthropod superfamilies {{Caridea-stub