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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Maledives (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
14
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
14
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maledives
3 Genera with 6 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maledives
6 Species
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903


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