Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 163
368
602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 162
366
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 82
219
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 82
219
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 75
202
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 15
38
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 4
11
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Virgin Islands
4 Families width 41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Virgin Islands
11 Genera with 41 Species | Alpheus Fabricius, 1949 | pistol shrimps | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Automate De Man, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolyte Leach, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latreutes Stimpson, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmata Risso, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalpheopsis Anker, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1909 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Thor Kingsley, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thunor Armstrong, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tozeuma Stimpson, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachycaris Calman, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virgin Islands
41 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901 | Brown snapping shrimp | | Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Banded 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, 1900 | Dotted snapping shrimp | | Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850 | Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835 | European Big Claw Snapping Prawn | | Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878 | Green snapping shrimp | | Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924 | | | Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880 | | | Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881 | Smoothclaw snapping shrimp | | Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940 | Orangetail snapping shrimp | | Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855 | | | Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949 | | | Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888 | | | Automate gardineri (Coutière, 1902) | ⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888 | | Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852 | Western Atlantic Shrimp | | Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798 | Slender sargassum shrimp | | Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972 | | | Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878 | | | Lysmata pederseni Rhyne & Lin, 2006 | Pedersen's Peppermint Shrimp | | Pseudalpheopsis guana Anker, 2007 | Alpheus Shrimp | | Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909 | | | Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909 | | | Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972 | | | Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891 | Common Snapping Shrimp | | Synalpheus dominicensis Armstrong, 1949 | | | Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909 | Speckled snapping shrimp | | Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891 | | | Synalpheus minus Say, 1818 | Minor snapping shrimp | | Synalpheus minus antillensis (Coutière, 1909) | ⇒ Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909 | | Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909 | Turtlegrass snapping shrimp | | Synalpheus pectiniger Coutière, 1907 | Loggerhead snapping shrimp | | Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905 | | | Synalpheus rathbunae Coutière, 1909 | | | Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909 | Townsend snapping shrimp | | Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888 | Anemone shrimp | | Thor manningi Chace, 1972 | Manning grass shrimp | | Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855 | | | Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878 | Arrow shrimp | | Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888 | Broken-back Shrimp |
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Virgin Islands | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 5
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 4
5 | 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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