Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 61
140
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 60
135
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 54
124
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 10
18
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 4
6
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
4 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Ghana
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Ghana
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878 | Sand snapping shrimp | | Alpheus floridanus africanus Balss, 1916 | | | Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881 | Smoothclaw snapping shrimp | | Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813 | Hooded Shrimp | | Hippolyte spinus (Sowerby, 1805) | ⇒ Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805 | | Ogyrides rarispina Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805 | Parrot shrimp | | Synalpheus parfaiti Coutière, 1898 | | | Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908 | |
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Ghana | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ogyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Thoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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