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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
354
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
353
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
129
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
122
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
105
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
31
54
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
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
3 Genera with 6 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
6 Species
Alpheopsis africana Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Betaeopsis aequimanus Dana, 1852Alpheid Shrimp
Betaeus aequimanus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Betaeopsis aequimanus Dana, 1852
Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus levifrons Vinogradov, 1950
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852


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