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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Tuvalu (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
52
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
52
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
87
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
87
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
86
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
6
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuvalu
3 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp13SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuvalu
6 Genera with 15 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Calliasmata Holthuis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuvalu
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus funafutensis Borradaile, 1899
Alpheus fuvafutensis
Alpheus leviusculus leviusculus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Calliasmata pholidota Holthuis, 1973
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Tuvalu
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
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
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