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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
163
368
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
162
366
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
75
202
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
38
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
11
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
5
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
5 Genera with 32 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1949pistol shrimps15SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalpheopsis Anker, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190914SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded 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, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate gardineri (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Pseudalpheopsis guana Anker, 2007Alpheus Shrimp
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus minus antillensis (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus pectiniger Coutière, 1907Loggerhead snapping shrimp
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus rathbunae Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855


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