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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
148
352
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
186
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
166
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
37
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Angola
4 Genera with 11 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1898pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
11 Species
Alpheopsis africana Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Alpheopsis africanus (Holthuis, 1952)⇒ Alpheopsis africana Holthuis, 1952
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus talismani Coutière, 1898
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908


Links, sources and further information
Alpheidae at artfakta.se
Alpheidae at biodiversity.org.au
Alpheidae at dyntaxa.se
Alpheidae at gbif.org
Alpheidae at irmng.org
Alpheidae at itis.gov
Alpheidae at marinespecies.org