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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
197
485
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
292
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
285
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
266
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
19
44
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
5 Genera with 16 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19103SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheopsis chilensis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus chilensis Lenz, 1902
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus inca Wicksten & M..., 1981
Alpheus latus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Synalpheus latastei (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Synalpheus townsendi peruvianus Rathbun, 1910


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