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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
305
1001
2786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
301
995
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
120
397
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
389
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
356
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
55
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
13
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Italy
4 Families width 48 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp26SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp13SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Italy
13 Genera with 48 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1816pistol shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 181410SpeciesTaxom
Ligur Sarato, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Satyrocaris Garassino & ..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18759SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 19352SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
48 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpheus caramote (Risso, 1816)⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus elegans (Risso, 1816)⇒ Gnathophyllum elegans Risso, 1816
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus laevimanus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus pelagicus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Alpheus sivado (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816
Alpheus tyrhenus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Automate branchialis Holthuis & G..., 1958
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus drachi Noel, 1978
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Eualus sollaudi Zariquiey Ce..., 1936
Hippolyte cranchii (Leach, 1817, 1875)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte holthuisi Zariquiey Á..., 1953
Hippolyte huntii (Gosse, 1877)⇒ Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte sapphica d’Udekem d..., 1993
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Ligur ensiferus Risso, 1816
Lysmata kempi Chace, 1997
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Salmoneus sketi Fransen, 1991Sketa´s alpheid prawn
Satyrocaris cristatus Garassino & ..., 1993
Spirontocaris cranchi Leach, 1817
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus gamberelloides
Synalpheus hululensis (Coutière, 1908)⇒ Synalpheus tumidomanus tumidomanus Paul´son, 1875
Synalpheus hululensis africanus (Crosnier & F..., 1965)⇒ Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus laevimanus Coutière, 1900
Synalpheus tropidodactylus Banner & Banner, 1975
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus tumidomanus tumidomanus Paul´son, 1875
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Thoralus sollaudi (Zariquiey Ce..., 1935)⇒ Eualus sollaudi Zariquiey Ce..., 1936

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Italy
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
4
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