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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
373
1690
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
368
1675
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
629
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
615
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
586
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
96
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
22
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
6
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
6 Genera with 37 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps26SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18373SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
37 Species
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
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 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 macroskeles Alcock & And..., 1899
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parasocialis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
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
Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837


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