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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
560
3291
13093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
547
3256
13030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
223
1394
4890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
220
1379
4800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
194
1284
4512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
30
195
959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
43
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
14
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
14 Genera with 145 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18606SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1811pistol shrimps88SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18886SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopodia1SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 20183SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Leslibetaeus Anker, Poddo..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Nennalpheus A. H. Banner..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200730SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
145 Species and 5 Subspecies
Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis consobrinus (De Man, 1910)⇒ Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis equidactylus Lockington, 1877Pistolshrimp
Alpheopsis trigonus Rathbun, 1901
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus amirantei Coutière, 1908
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus australiensis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus balaenodigitus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus brevirostris Olivier, 1811
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900Mudflat snapping shrimp
Alpheus caramote (Risso, 1816)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Alpheus clamator Lockington, 1877Twistclaw pistol shrimp
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus dolichodactylus leptopus (De Man, 1910)⇒ Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus elegans (Risso, 1816)⇒ Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816
Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus firmus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus africanus Balss, 1916
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus heronicus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus hortensis Wicksten & M..., 2003
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus laevimanus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus luiszapatai Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus macroskeles Alcock & And..., 1899
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus migrans Lewinsohn & ..., 1978
Alpheus mitis Dana, 1852
Alpheus myacheles
Alpheus naranjo Anker, 2018
Alpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus oahuensis Banner, 1953
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parasocialis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus pelagicus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
Alpheus phrygianus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus polystictus Knowlton & K..., 1985
Alpheus pseudopugnax Banner, 1953
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus roseodigitalis Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Alpheus seurati (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus sivado (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus tricuspidatus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Alpheus tungii Banner & Banner, 1966
Alpheus tyrhenus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821
Alpheus villosus Olivier, 1811
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas laevirhincus
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas nouvelae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas veloculus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813
Aulacopodia riemsdyki Bosquet, 1854
Automate branchialis Holthuis & G..., 1958
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Betaeus australis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878Abalone visored shrimp
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Nennalpheus sibogae De Man, 1910
Salmoneus antricola Komai, Yamad..., 2015
Salmoneus cristatus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus nhatrangensis Anker & Marin, 2006
Salmoneus sketi Fransen, 1991Sketa´s alpheid prawn
Synalpheus amintae Ramos-Tafur ..., 2019
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus bocas Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus duffyi Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus gamberelloides
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus hululensis (Coutière, 1908)⇒ Synalpheus tumidomanus tumidomanus Paul´son, 1875
Synalpheus hululensis africanus (Crosnier & F..., 1965)⇒ Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus laevimanus Coutière, 1900
Synalpheus lockingtoni Coutière, 1909Littoral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus nobilii Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pinkfloydi Anker, Hultg..., 2017
Synalpheus regalis Duffy, 1996
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Synalpheus tropidodactylus Banner & Banner, 1975
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus tumidomanus tumidomanus Paul´son, 1875
Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007


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