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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
54
100
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
99
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
92
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
26
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ascension
6 Genera with 14 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1881pistol shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
14 Species
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus holthuisi Ribeiro, 1964Holthuis Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Parabetaeus hummelincki Schmitt, 1936
Salmoneus setosus Manning & Chace, 1990
Salmoneus teres Manning & Chace, 1990
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp


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