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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
131
256
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
131
256
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
172
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
75
172
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
160
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
23
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for U.S. Virgin Islands
4 Families width 23 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp16SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
7 Genera with 23 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1940pistol shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
23 Species
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922)⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus bermudensis (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972
Lysmata pederseni Rhyne & Lin, 2006Pedersen's Peppermint Shrimp
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888Broken-back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
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