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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
221
714
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
712
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
368
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
366
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
338
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
18
59
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
13
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gulf of Mexico
4 Genera with 25 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 2014pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190910SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Mexico
25 Species
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922)⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus immaculatus Knowlton & K..., 1983Anemone Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus roblesi Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Alpheus ulalae Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Automate rectifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus hemphilli Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus pectiniger Coutière, 1907Loggerhead snapping shrimp
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping 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