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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Belize (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
373
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
145
371
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
225
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
225
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
208
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
43
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
13
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belize
4 Families width 81 Species
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp66SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belize
13 Genera with 81 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps18SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200735SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Zuzalpheus Ríos & Duffy, 20076SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belize
81 Species
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis trigona Rathbun, 1901
Alpheopsis trigonus Rathbun, 1901
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt ..., 2008
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus rathbunae Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus ridleyi Pocock, 1890
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Hippolyte nicholsoni Chace, 1972
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata jundalini Rhyne, Calad..., 2012Junda Lin’s Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata pederseni Rhyne & Lin, 2006Pedersen's Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus wehrtmanni Anker, 2010
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus androsi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus ankeri Hultgren & B..., 2015
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus belizensis Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brevifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus carpenteri MacDonald & ..., 2006
Synalpheus chacei Duffy, 1998
Synalpheus dardeaui Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus elizabethae Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus filidigitus Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus goodei Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus hemphilli Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus kensleyi Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus obtusifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus rathbunae Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus regalis Duffy, 1996
Synalpheus ruetzleri MacDonald & ..., 2006
Synalpheus sanctithomae Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus ul Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus williamsi Ríos & Duffy, 1999
Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888Broken-back Shrimp
Zuzalpheus dardeaui (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus dardeaui Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus elizabethae (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus elizabethae Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus idios (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus kensleyi (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus kensleyi Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus ul (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus ul Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Zuzalpheus yano (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Belize
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
7
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
1
3
Genus
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