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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
243
971
2160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
241
969
2158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
627
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
621
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
594
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
21
87
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
20
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Solomon Islands
6 Families width 117 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp87SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp10SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp10SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Solomon Islands
20 Genera with 117 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps56SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Fenneralpheus D.L. Felder ..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18507SpeciesTaxom
Merguia Kemp, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 191022SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
117 Species
Alpheus acutofemoratus Dana, 1852
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus alpheopsides Coutière, 1905
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus canaliculatus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus candei Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus coetivensis Coutière, 1908
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus foresti Banner & Banner, 1981
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus imitatrix De Man, 1909
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longipalma Komai & Ohtomi, 2018
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus luiszapatai Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Alpheus macroskeles Alcock & And..., 1899
Alpheus mathewsae Anker, 2012
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus proseuchirus De Man, 1908
Alpheus punctatus Anker, 2012
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus schmitti Chace, 1972
Alpheus soelae Banner & Banner, 1986
Alpheus staphylinus Coutière, 1908
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus tenuicarpus De Man, 1908
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Alpheus verrilli Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Automate kingsleyi (Hay, 1971)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate salomoni Coutière, 1908
Betaeopsis aequimanus Dana, 1852Alpheid Shrimp
Bythocaris nana Smith, 1885
Eualus barbatus Rathbun, 1899Barbed eualid
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948Cock shrimp
Fenneralpheus chacei D.L. Felder ..., 1986
Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852Shortspine shrimp
Heptacarpus stimpsoni Holthuis, 1947Stimpson coastal shrimp
Hippolyte nicholsoni Chace, 1972
Hippolyte pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871False zostera shrimp
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata boggessi Rhyne & Lin, 2006Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata pederseni Rhyne & Lin, 2006Pedersen's Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata rafa Rhyne & Anker, 2007Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata rathbunae Chace, 1970Rathbun cleaner shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Merguia oligodon De Man, 1888
Salmoneus depressus Anker, 2011
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Synalpheus amintae Ramos-Tafur ..., 2019
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus grampusi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus hemphilli Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus mcclendoni Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus odontophorus De Man, 1909
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus pectiniger Coutière, 1907Loggerhead snapping shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus triacanthus De Man, 1910
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor dobkini Chace, 1972Squat grass shrimp
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Thor leptochelus Xu & Li, 2015Rubble Mimic Shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Tozeuma serratum A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Serrate arrow shrimp
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888Broken-back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Solomon Islands
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
7
87
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
4
10
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