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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
490
2361
7068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
480
2331
7026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
194
942
2657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
191
928
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
171
860
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
27
130
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
30
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
9
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
9 Genera with 71 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1811pistol shrimps49SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Leslibetaeus Anker, Poddo..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 187511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
71 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus australiensis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus balaenodigitus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus africanus Balss, 1916
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus heronicus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus laevimanus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus luiszapatai Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus macroskeles Alcock & And..., 1899
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus mitis Dana, 1852
Alpheus naranjo Anker, 2018
Alpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parasocialis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus tricuspidatus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Alpheus tungii Banner & Banner, 1966
Alpheus villosus Olivier, 1811
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas nouvelae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas veloculus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Salmoneus antricola Komai, Yamad..., 2015
Synalpheus amintae Ramos-Tafur ..., 2019
Synalpheus bocas Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus duffyi Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus pinkfloydi Anker, Hultg..., 2017
Synalpheus regalis Duffy, 1996
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Synalpheus tricuspidatus Heller, 1861
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875


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