Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 111
268
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 111
268
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 78
204
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 78
204
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 72
189
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 15
33
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 4
8
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for US Virgin Islands
4 Families width 25 Species
Genera for US Virgin Islands
8 Genera with 25 Species
Species list for US Virgin Islands
25 Species | Alpheopsis trigonus Rathbun, 1901 | | | Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Banded snapping shrimp | | Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898 | | | Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922) | ⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880 | | Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900 | Dotted snapping shrimp | | Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850 | Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus immaculatus Knowlton & K..., 1983 | Anemone Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835 | European Big Claw Snapping Prawn | | Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924 | | | Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880 | | | Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940 | Orangetail snapping shrimp | | Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852 | Western Atlantic Shrimp | | Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972 | | | Lysmata anchisteus Chace, 1972 | | | Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850 | Peppermint shrimp | | Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891 | Common Snapping Shrimp | | Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949 | | | Synalpheus minus Say, 1818 | Minor snapping shrimp | | Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905 | | | Synalpheus rathbunae Coutière, 1909 | | | Synalpheus sanctithomae Coutière, 1909 | | | Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909 | Townsend snapping shrimp | | Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888 | Anemone shrimp | | Thor manningi Chace, 1972 | Manning grass shrimp | | Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888 | Broken-back Shrimp |
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in US Virgin Islands | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 3
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lysmatidae
Dana, 1852
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Thoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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