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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
95
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
17
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Townsville
3 Genera with 13 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1798pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
13 Species
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus polyxo De Man, 1909
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort


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