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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
92
172
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
66
134
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
121
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
29
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saint Lucia
4 Genera with 15 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1855pistol shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Lucia
15 Species
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus ridleyi Pocock, 1890
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus mcclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855


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