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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
369
1445
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
365
1439
4433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
155
584
1434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
153
574
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
139
519
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
101
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
22
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
6
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
6 Genera with 31 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1816pistol shrimps17SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 187510SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
31 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus caramote (Risso, 1816)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus elegans (Risso, 1816)⇒ Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus laevimanus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus pelagicus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Alpheus sivado (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816
Alpheus tyrhenus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas laevirhincus
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Automate branchialis Holthuis & G..., 1958
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Salmoneus sketi Fransen, 1991Sketa´s alpheid prawn
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus gamberelloides
Synalpheus hululensis (Coutière, 1908)⇒ Synalpheus tumidomanus tumidomanus Paul´son, 1875
Synalpheus hululensis africanus (Crosnier & F..., 1965)⇒ Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus laevimanus Coutière, 1900
Synalpheus tropidodactylus Banner & Banner, 1975
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus tumidomanus tumidomanus Paul´son, 1875


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