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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
420
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
419
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
235
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
33
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
4 Genera with 21 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1881pistol shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Harperalpheus Felder & Anker, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 20077SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
21 Species
Alpheopsis harperi Wicksten, 1984Coast range false bindweed
Alpheopsis labis Chace, 1972Tongclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus hortensis Wicksten & M..., 2003
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Harperalpheus pequegnatae Felder & Anker, 2007
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus goodei Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007


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