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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
930
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
260
922
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
311
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
301
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
275
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
67
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
14
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
3 Genera with 12 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 20092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
12 Species
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus fagei Crosnier & F..., 1965
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Betaeus harrimani Rathbun, 1904Northern hooded shrimp
Betaeus setosus J.F.L. Hart, 1964Fuzzy hooded shrimp
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus thele MacDonald, H..., 2009


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