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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Norway (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
319
1307
3578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
315
1301
3567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
115
423
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
112
411
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
107
396
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
22
80
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
21
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
5
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Norway
5 Genera with 25 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps20SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norway
25 Species
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus laevimanus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas veloculus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847


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