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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
167
374
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
167
374
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
84
231
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
83
224
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
75
199
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
55
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
13
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
4 Genera with 27 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19653SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
27 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis africana Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Alpheopsis azorica Anker, d’U..., 2005
Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
Alpheus cristidigitus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus holthuisi Ribeiro, 1964Holthuis Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus streptochirus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas grimaldii Coutière, 1911
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas nouvelae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas veloculus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813
Synalpheus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus hululensis africanus (Crosnier & F..., 1965)⇒ Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965


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