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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
86
180
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
86
180
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
59
138
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
138
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
126
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
8
17
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trinidad
4 Families width 14 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Trinidad
7 Genera with 14 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1924pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
14 Species
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Lysmata ankeri Rhyne & Lin, 2006Anker's Peppermint Shrimp
Synalpheus mcclendoni Coutière, 1910
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Trinidad
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
Genus
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