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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
595
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
594
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
312
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
311
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
279
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
49
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
6 Genera with 12 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1985pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Mohocaris Holthuis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
12 Species
Alpheus acanthomerus (Ortmann, 1890)⇒ Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus immaculatus Knowlton & K..., 1983Anemone Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus lancirostris (Rankin, 1900)⇒ Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus polystictus Knowlton & K..., 1985
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Leptalpheus felderi Anker, Vera ..., 2006
Mohocaris bayeri Holthuis, 1973
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus guerini A KMH, 2014
Synalpheus hemphilli Coutière, 1909


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