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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
231
655
1221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
230
653
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
257
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
84
249
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
241
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
44
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
16
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
6
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chile
6 Genera with 24 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1775pistol shrimps16SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
24 Species
Alpheopsis chilensis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus chilensis Lenz, 1902
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus inca Wicksten & M..., 1981
Alpheus lacertosus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus novaezelandiae (Miers, 1876)⇒ Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus rostratipes (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus scabro-digitus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Metabetaeus lohena Banner & Banner, 1960Anchialine snapping shrimp
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837


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