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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1298
3138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
303
1294
3134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
724
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
719
1992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
676
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
27
114
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
29
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antilles
7 Families width 183 Species and 5 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp142SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185213SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antilles
29 Genera with 183 Species
#ABCHLMOPST
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18607SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps69SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Barbouria Rathbun, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Calliasmata Holthuis, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ligur Sarato, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 185012SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Parhippolyte Borradaile, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Prionalpheus Banner & Banner, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalpheopsis Anker, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200749SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
183 Species and 5 Subspecies
Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis chalciope De Man, 1910
Alpheopsis labis Chace, 1972Tongclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis trigona Rathbun, 1901
Alpheopsis trigonus Rathbun, 1901
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus amarillo Anker, 2012
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus anchistus De Man, 1920
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
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 bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus buckupi Almeida, Ter..., 2013
Alpheus candei Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012
Alpheus chacei Carvacho, 1979
Alpheus christofferseni Anker, Hurt ..., 2007
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus cristidigitus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus hortensis Wicksten & M..., 2003
Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905
Alpheus immaculatus Knowlton & K..., 1983Anemone Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus labis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longichaelis Carvacho, 1979
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus nigro-spinatus (Rankin, 1898)⇒ Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paradentipes Coutière, 1905
Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt ..., 2008
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus polystictus Knowlton & K..., 1985
Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus ridleyi Pocock, 1890
Alpheus roblesi Bracken-Gris..., 2014
Alpheus roquensis Knowlton & K..., 1985
Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus schmitti Chace, 1972
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus sizou Banner & Banner, 1967
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas grimaldii Coutière, 1911
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Automate branchialis Holthuis & G..., 1958
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Automate gardineri (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate rectifrons Chace, 1972
Barbouria cubensis von Martens, 1872
Barbouria poeyi (Rathbun, 1912)⇒ Barbouria cubensis von Martens, 1872
Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878Abalone visored shrimp
Betaeus macginitieae J.F.L. Hart, 1964Urchin visored shrimp
Bythocaris nana Smith, 1885
Calliasmata rimolii Chace, 1975
Hippolysmata moorei (Rathbun, 1901)⇒ Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901
Hippolyte curacaoensis (Schmitt, 1924)⇒ Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852
Hippolyte nicholsoni Chace, 1972
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Lebbeus virentova Nye, Copley,..., 2013
Ligur ensiferus Risso, 1816
Lysmata anchisteus Chace, 1972
Lysmata ankeri Rhyne & Lin, 2006Anker's Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata jundalini Rhyne, Calad..., 2012Junda Lin’s Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata olavoi Fransen, 1991
Lysmata pederseni Rhyne & Lin, 2006Pedersen's Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata rathbunae Chace, 1970Rathbun cleaner shrimp
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Metalpheus hawaiiensis Edmondson, 1925Hawaiian snapping shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Parabetaeus euryone De Man, 1910
Parhippolyte sterreri C.W.J. Hart ..., 1981
Prionalpheus gomezi Martínez-Igl..., 1991
Pseudalpheopsis guana Anker, 2007Alpheus Shrimp
Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007
Salmoneus cristatus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus hispaniolensis Anker, 2010
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus setosus Manning & Chace, 1990
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus anasimus Chace, 1972
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros mayaguensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bocas Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brevicarpus guerini (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus brevifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus carpenteri MacDonald & ..., 2006
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus corallinus MacDonald, H..., 2009
Synalpheus disparodigitus Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus duffyi Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri caribaea (Verrill, 1922)⇒ Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus goodei Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus guerini A KMH, 2014
Synalpheus hemphilli Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus irie MacDonald, H..., 2009
Synalpheus kensleyi Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus macclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus macromanus Edmondson, 1925
Synalpheus mcclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus minus antillensis (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus pectiniger Coutière, 1907Loggerhead snapping shrimp
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus plumosetosus MacDonald, H..., 2009
Synalpheus rathbunae Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus regalis Duffy, 1996
Synalpheus riosi Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus sanctithomae Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus thele MacDonald, H..., 2009
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus ul Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor dobkini Chace, 1972Squat grass shrimp
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Tozeuma serratum A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Serrate arrow shrimp
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888Broken-back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Antilles
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
12
142
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
3
7
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