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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
79
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
20
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
10
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
10 Genera with 73 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps42SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190918SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
73 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
Alpheus buckupi Almeida, Ter..., 2013
Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012
Alpheus chacei Carvacho, 1979
Alpheus christofferseni Anker, Hurt ..., 2007
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus laevipes
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus minor (De Haan, 1844, 1850)⇒ Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus minus (Say, 1818)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus petronioi Almeida, Ter..., 2014
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus ramosportoae Soledade, Te..., 2019Atlantic Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Leptalpheus axianassae Dworschak & ..., 1999
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Leptalpheus marginalis Anker, 2011
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Parabetaeus hummelincki Schmitt, 1936
Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus rocas Anker, 2007
Salmoneus setosus Manning & Chace, 1990
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus guerini A KMH, 2014
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus minus bahiensis (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus tenuispina Coutière, 1909
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