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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
59
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
4 Genera with 9 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1862pistol shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18754SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus pareuchirus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus socialis Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Betaeus jucundus Barnard, 1947
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875


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