Infraorder

Caridea (Caridean shrimps)

Lissocrangon stylirostris. Photo: (c) Alex Bairstow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Caridea, commonly known as caridean shrimp, are an infraorder of shrimp within the order Decapoda. They are found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
        Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
        Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and allies)
        Infraorder: Caridea (Caridean shrimps)
        Superfamily: Alpheoidea (3)
        Superfamily: Pandaloidea (2)
        Superfamily: Crangonoidea (1)

Subtaxa

Superfamily: Alpheoidea

Superfamily: Pandaloidea

Superfamily: Crangonoidea

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