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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
186
503
813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
185
501
811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
81
240
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
80
237
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
218
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
40
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
10
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sydney
6 Genera with 20 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus socialis Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Alpheus stephensoni Banner & Sma..., 1969Queensland Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus cremnus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas granti Coutière, 1908
Betaeus australis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus 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