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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
134
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
133
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
123
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
26
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
8 Genera with 12 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1883pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptathanas De Grave & A..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19083SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
12 Species
Alpheopsis monodi (Sollaud, 1932)⇒ Potamalpheops monodi Sollaud, 1932
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Leptathanas powelli De Grave & A..., 2008
Potamalpheops haugi Coutière, 1906
Potamalpheops monodi Sollaud, 1932
Potamalpheops pylorus Powell, 1979
Salmoneus jarli Holthuis, 1951
Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
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