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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Eastern Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
294
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
293
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
247
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
91
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
28
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
11
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
11 Genera with 59 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1930pistol shrimps28SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Deioneus Dworschak, A..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Leptathanas De Grave & A..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Nennalpheus A. H. Banner..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19907SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18756SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
59 Species
Alpheopsis africana Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Alpheopsis aristoteles Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis azorica Anker, d’U..., 2005
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus africanus Balss, 1916
Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus blachei Crosnier & F..., 1965
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus buckupi Almeida, Ter..., 2013
Alpheus cedrici Anker & De G..., 2012
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus fagei Crosnier & F..., 1965
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus gallicus Scioli & Anker, 2020
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus holthuisi Ribeiro, 1964Holthuis Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus longecarinatus Hilgendorf, 1879Chocolate vine
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus migrans Lewinsohn & ..., 1978
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus ribeiroae Anker & Dwor..., 2004
Alpheus richpalmeri Anker, 2020Rich Palmer's snapping shrimp
Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus serenei Tiwari, 1964
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus talismani Coutière, 1898
Alpheus vanderbilti Boone, 1930
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas grimaldii Coutière, 1911
Athanas ivoiriensis Anker & Ahyong, 2007
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas nouvelae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Automate branchialis Holthuis & G..., 1958
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Automate talismani Coutière, 1902
Deioneus sandizelli Dworschak, A..., 2000
Leptathanas powelli De Grave & A..., 2008
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Nennalpheus gabonensis Anker, 2019
Parabetaeus hummelincki Schmitt, 1936
Salmoneus caboverdensis Dworschak, A..., 2000
Salmoneus erasimorum Dworschak, A..., 2000
Salmoneus jarli Holthuis, 1951
Salmoneus kekovae Grippa, 2004
Salmoneus saotomensis Anker, 2020
Salmoneus sketi Fransen, 1991Sketa´s alpheid prawn
Salmoneus teres Manning & Chace, 1990
Synalpheus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus congoensis Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus parfaiti Coutière, 1898
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908
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