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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
63
163
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
63
163
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
144
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
144
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
140
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
8
27
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
8
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for American Samoa
3 Families width 27 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp21SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for American Samoa
8 Genera with 27 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps15SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18622SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
27 Species
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus phrygianus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus rostratipes (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Hippolyte jarvinensis Hayashi, 1981
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Thor maldivensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in American Samoa
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
4
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Alpheoidea at artfakta.se
Alpheoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Alpheoidea at dyntaxa.se
Alpheoidea at itis.gov
Alpheoidea at marinespecies.org