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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
121
301
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
121
301
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
228
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
228
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
212
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
29
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Barbados
4 Genera with 22 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1924pistol shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19099SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Barbados
22 Species
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus barbadensis Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus rathbunae Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus verrilli Schmitt, 1924
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate kingsleyi (Hay, 1971)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Salmoneus depressus Anker, 2011
Synalpheus belizensis Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus hoetjesi Hultgren, Ma..., 2010
Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus microneptunus Hultgren, Ma..., 2011
Synalpheus obtusifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus thele MacDonald, H..., 2009
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend 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