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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
197
587
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
584
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
106
393
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
105
388
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
97
353
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
22
73
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
21
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bahamas
6 Families width 66 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp45SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bahamas
21 Genera with 66 Species
#ABCHJLMPST
Alpheopsis Coutière, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1949pistol shrimps23SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Barbouria Rathbun, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Calliasmata Holthuis, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Janicea Manning & Hart, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ligur Sarato, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Parhippolyte Borradaile, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190917SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Thorella Bruce, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bahamas
66 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt ..., 2008
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus verrilli Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Automate rectifrons Chace, 1972
Barbouria cubensis von Martens, 1872
Barbouria yanezi Mejía, Zarza..., 2008
Bythocaris nana Smith, 1885
Calliasmata rimolii Chace, 1975
Hippolyte acuminatus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775
Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775Cerulean sargassum shrimp
Hippolyte pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871False zostera shrimp
Janicea antiguensis Chace, 1972
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Ligur ensiferus Risso, 1816
Lysmata anchisteus Chace, 1972
Lysmata pederseni Rhyne & Lin, 2006Pedersen's Peppermint Shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Parhippolyte sterreri C.W.J. Hart ..., 1981
Salmoneus mauiensis Edmondson, 1930
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859Friendly blade shrimp
Spirontocaris lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus androsi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi eleutherae Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus carpenteri MacDonald & ..., 2006
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus guerini A KMH, 2014
Synalpheus heardi Dardeau, 1984
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus mcclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus obtusifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor dicaprio Anker & Baeza, 2021Dicaprio`s Anemone Shrimp
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Thorella cobourgi Bruce, 1982
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888Broken-back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Bahamas
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
7
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
4
5
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
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
5
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