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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region West Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
383
1636
4503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
379
1629
4494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
172
792
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
171
787
2145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
155
737
2063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
21
107
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
27
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Europe
5 Families width 142 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp86SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp26SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp24SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Europe
27 Genera with 142 Species
#ABCEHLMNST
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps53SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Aulacopodia1SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Caridion Goës, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 186410SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 182118SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ligur Sarato, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Nennalpheus A. H. Banner..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18056SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200713SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
142 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis consobrinus (De Man, 1910)⇒ Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1897
Alpheopsis equidactylus Lockington, 1877Pistolshrimp
Alpheopsis trigonus Rathbun, 1901
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus amirantei Coutière, 1908
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus brevirostris Olivier, 1811
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900Mudflat snapping shrimp
Alpheus clamator Lockington, 1877Twistclaw pistol shrimp
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus dolichodactylus leptopus (De Man, 1910)⇒ Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
Alpheus firmus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus hortensis Wicksten & M..., 2003
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus migrans Lewinsohn & ..., 1978
Alpheus myacheles
Alpheus oahuensis Banner, 1953
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus phrygianus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus polystictus Knowlton & K..., 1985
Alpheus pseudopugnax Banner, 1953
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus roseodigitalis Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus seurati (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Aulacopodia riemsdyki Bosquet, 1854
Automate branchialis Holthuis & G..., 1958
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Betaeus australis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878Abalone visored shrimp
Bythocaris cosmetops Holthuis, 1951Hop
Caridion gordoni Spence Bate, 1858Bigclaw hippolyte
Caridion steveni Lebour, 1930Steven's Shrimp
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus dozei A.Milne-Edwards, 1891
Eualus drachi Noel, 1978
Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Circumpolar eualid
Eualus gaimardii gaimardii H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Eualus lebourae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Eualus sollaudi Zariquiey Ce..., 1936
Eualus suckleyi Stimpson, 1864Shortscale eualid
Heptacarpus brachydactylus Rathbun, 1902Island coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852Shortspine shrimp
Heptacarpus decorus Rathbun, 1902Elegant coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus palpator Owen, 1839Intertidal coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus sitchensis Brandt, 1851Bigeye Coastal Shrimp
Heptacarpus stimpsoni Holthuis, 1947Stimpson coastal shrimp
Heptacarpus tenuissimus Holmes, 1900Slender coastal shrimp
Hippolyte cranchi
Hippolyte cranchii (Leach, 1817, 1875)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte garciarasoi d’Udekem d’A..., 1996
Hippolyte gracilis (Stimpson, 1864)⇒ Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hippolyte holthuisi Zariquiey Á..., 1953
Hippolyte hunti (Gosse, 1877)⇒ Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817
Hippolyte huntii (Gosse, 1877)⇒ Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte iridis
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte leptometrae Ledoyer, 1969
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris armoricana (Sollaud, 1965)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte pusiola (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Hippolyte viridis Otto, 1821
Latreutes anoplonyx Kemp, 1914Medusa shrimp
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Ligur ensiferus Risso, 1816
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Nennalpheus sibogae De Man, 1910
Salmoneus cristatus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus nhatrangensis Anker & Marin, 2006
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Spirontocaris cranchi Leach, 1817
Spirontocaris holmesi Holthuis, 1947Baldfaced hornet
Spirontocaris ochotensis Brandt, 1851Oval blade shrimp
Spirontocaris pusiola (Krøyer, 1841)⇒ Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841
Spirontocaris sica Rathbun, 1902Offshore blade shrimp
Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805Parrot shrimp
Synalpheus bituberculatus De Man, 1910
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus lockingtoni Coutière, 1909Littoral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus nobilii Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Thoralus sollaudi (Zariquiey Ce..., 1935)⇒ Eualus sollaudi Zariquiey Ce..., 1936
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Tozeuma cornutum A. Milne-Edw..., 1881

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in West Europe
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
13
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
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
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
5
24
Genera
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