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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
179
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
178
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
47
127
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
124
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
121
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
15
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
4 Families width 18 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19870SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
8 Genera with 18 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Parhippolyte Borradaile, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
18 Species
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus lutini (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus phrygianus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902Ternate Cleaner Shrimp
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Christmas Island
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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