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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Belize (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
373
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
145
371
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
225
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
225
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
208
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
43
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
13
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
7
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belize
7 Genera with 66 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps18SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200735SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Zuzalpheus Ríos & Duffy, 20076SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belize
66 Species
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis trigona Rathbun, 1901
Alpheopsis trigonus Rathbun, 1901
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt ..., 2008
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus rathbunae Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus ridleyi Pocock, 1890
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus wehrtmanni Anker, 2010
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus androsi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus ankeri Hultgren & B..., 2015
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus belizensis Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brevifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus carpenteri MacDonald & ..., 2006
Synalpheus chacei Duffy, 1998
Synalpheus dardeaui Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus elizabethae Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus filidigitus Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus goodei Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus hemphilli Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus kensleyi Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus obtusifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus rathbunae Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus regalis Duffy, 1996
Synalpheus ruetzleri MacDonald & ..., 2006
Synalpheus sanctithomae Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus ul Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus williamsi Ríos & Duffy, 1999
Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Zuzalpheus dardeaui (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus dardeaui Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus elizabethae (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus elizabethae Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus idios (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus kensleyi (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus kensleyi Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus ul (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus ul Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus yano (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007


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