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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
251
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
246
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
235
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
37
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
11
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
4 Genera with 16 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
16 Species
Alpheopsis equidactylus Lockington, 1877Pistolshrimp
Alpheus barbara Lockington, 1878
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900Mudflat snapping shrimp
Alpheus clamator Lockington, 1877Twistclaw pistol shrimp
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Betaeus equimanus (Lockington, 1877)⇒ Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878
Betaeus gracilis J.F.L. Hart, 1964Kelp visored shrimp
Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878Abalone visored shrimp
Betaeus longidactylus Lockington, 1877Visored shrimp
Betaeus macginitieae J.F.L. Hart, 1964Urchin visored shrimp
Betaeus setosus J.F.L. Hart, 1964Fuzzy hooded shrimp
Synalpheus lockingtoni Coutière, 1909Littoral pistol 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