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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
66
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
9
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Croix
3 Families width 11 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Croix
5 Genera with 11 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1940pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Croix
11 Species
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922)⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in St. Croix
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
2
Genera
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