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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Capricorn Group (Great Barrier Reef, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
353
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
125
351
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
224
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
223
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
213
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
53
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
15
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
9
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Capricorn Group
9 Genera with 60 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps42SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Prionalpheus Banner & Banner, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190510SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Capricorn Group
60 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus acutofemoratus Dana, 1852
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus bannerorum Bruce, 1987
Alpheus bicostatus De Man, 1908
Alpheus bidens Olivier, 1811Mottled Snapping Prawn
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus brucei Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus dolorus
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus facetus De Man, 1908
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus heronicus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus leviusculus leviusculus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus polyxo De Man, 1909
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus stantoni Banner & Banner, 1986
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sudara Banner & Banner, 1966
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Prionalpheus triarticulatus Banner & Banner, 1960
Synalpheus carinatus De Man, 1888
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus gracilirostris De Man, 1910
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905


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