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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Bahamas (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
587
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
584
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
106
393
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
105
388
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
97
353
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
22
73
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
21
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
7
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bahamas
7 Genera with 45 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1949pistol shrimps23SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190917SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
45 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt ..., 2008
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus verrilli Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Automate rectifrons Chace, 1972
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus mauiensis Edmondson, 1930
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus androsi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi eleutherae Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus carpenteri MacDonald & ..., 2006
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus guerini A KMH, 2014
Synalpheus heardi Dardeau, 1984
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus mcclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus obtusifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909


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