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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Kuwait (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
51
111
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
51
111
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
73
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
73
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
64
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kuwait
2 Genera with 3 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuwait
3 Species
Alpheus lutosus Anker & De G..., 2009
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910


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