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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
212
609
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
210
607
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
259
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
84
258
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
233
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
44
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
13
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
5
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Brazil
5 Genera with 35 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1973pistol shrimps22SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19099SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
35 Species
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus petronioi Almeida, Ter..., 2014
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Leptalpheus axianassae Dworschak & ..., 1999
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus guerini A KMH, 2014
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