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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
221
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
33
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
5
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica
4 Families width 23 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp18SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jamaica
5 Genera with 23 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200913SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
23 Species
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus immaculatus Knowlton & K..., 1983Anemone Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Lysmata rathbunae Chace, 1970Rathbun cleaner shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Synalpheus bocas Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus carpenteri MacDonald & ..., 2006
Synalpheus corallinus MacDonald, H..., 2009
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus duffyi Anker & Tóth, 2008
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus irie MacDonald, H..., 2009
Synalpheus macclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus pectiniger Coutière, 1907Loggerhead snapping shrimp
Synalpheus plumosetosus MacDonald, H..., 2009
Synalpheus regalis Duffy, 1996
Synalpheus thele MacDonald, H..., 2009
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Jamaica
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
1
2
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