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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
179
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
178
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
127
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
124
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
121
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Christmas Island
5 Genera with 15 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
15 Species
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus lutini (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus phrygianus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp


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