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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
151
346
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
345
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
160
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
69
154
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
134
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
36
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
3 Genera with 8 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1973pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
8 Species
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps 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