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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
196
500
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
498
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
76
204
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
75
203
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
68
181
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
34
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
2
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
2 Genera with 20 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1973pistol shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19096SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
20 Species
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus tenuispina Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp


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