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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Western Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
53
117
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
53
117
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
109
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
109
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
107
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
29
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Indian Ocean
3 Genera with 7 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1981pistol shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Indian Ocean
7 Species
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas marshallensis Chace, 1955
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral 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