Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 131
256
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 131
256
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 75
172
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 75
172
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 69
160
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 14
23
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 4
7
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps | 2
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
2 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
16 Species | Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901 | Brown snapping shrimp | | Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Banded snapping shrimp | | Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898 | | | Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922) | ⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880 | | Alpheus bermudensis (Spence Bate, 1888) | ⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880 | | Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900 | Dotted snapping shrimp | | Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835 | European Big Claw Snapping Prawn | | Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878 | Green snapping shrimp | | Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924 | | | Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880 | | | Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940 | Orangetail snapping shrimp | | Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891 | Common Snapping Shrimp | | Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949 | | | Synalpheus minus Say, 1818 | Minor snapping shrimp | | Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905 | | | Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909 | Townsend 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
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