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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
140
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
60
135
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
124
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
18
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
3 Genera with 8 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus africanus Balss, 1916
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Synalpheus parfaiti Coutière, 1898
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908


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