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Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815

109089  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109089)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Malacostraca (Class)
  6. Decapoda (Order)
  7. Alpheidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Acanthanas Anker, Poddoubtchenko & Jeng, 2006
  2. Genus Alpheopsis Coutière, 1897
  3. Genus Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  4. Genus Amphibetaeus Coutière, 1897
  5. Genus Arete Stimpson, 1860
  6. Genus Aretopsis De Man, 1910
  7. Genus Athanas Leach, 1814 [in Leach, 1813-1814]
  8. Genus Athanopsis Coutière, 1897
  9. Genus Automate De Man, 1888
  10. Genus Bannereus Bruce, 1988
  11. Genus Batella Holthuis, 1955
  12. Genus Batellopsis Ashrafi, Ďuriš & Anker, 2024
  13. Genus Bermudacaris Anker & Iliffe, 2000
  14. Genus Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 1971
  15. Genus Betaeus Dana, 1852
  16. Genus Bruceopsis Anker, 2010
  17. Genus Caligoneus Komai & Fujita, 2018
  18. Genus Coronalpheus Wicksten, 1999
  19. Genus Coutieralpheus Anker & Felder, 2005
  20. Genus Crosnierocaris Anker, 2022
  21. Genus Deioneus Dworschak, Anker & Abed-Navandi, 2000
  22. Genus Fenneralpheus Felder & Manning, 1986
  23. Genus Harperalpheus Felder & Anker, 2007
  24. Genus Jengalpheops Anker & Dworschak, 2007
  25. Genus Leptalpheus Williams, 1965
  26. Genus Leptathanas De Grave & Anker, 2008
  27. Genus Leslibetaeus Anker, Poddoubtchenko & Wehrtmann, 2006
  28. Genus Metabetaeus Borradaile, 1899
  29. Genus Metalpheus Coutière, 1908
  30. Genus Mohocaris Holthuis, 1973
  31. Genus Nennalpheus Banner & Banner, 1981
  32. Genus Notalpheus Méndez & Wicksten, 1982
  33. Genus Orygmalpheus De Grave & Anker, 2000
  34. Genus Pachelpheus Anker, 2020
  35. Genus Parabetaeus Coutière, 1897
  36. Genus Pomagnathus Chace, 1937
  37. Genus Potamalpheops Powell, 1979
  38. Genus Prionalpheus Banner & Banner, 1960
  39. Genus Pseudalpheopsis Anker, 2007
  40. Genus Pseudathanas Bruce, 1983
  41. Genus Pterocaris Heller, 1862
  42. Genus Racilius Paul'son, 1875
  43. Genus Richalpheus Anker & Jeng, 2006
  44. Genus Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 2007
  45. Genus Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955
  46. Genus Stenalpheops Miya, 1997
  47. Genus Synalpheopsis Anker, 2023
  48. Genus Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888
  49. Genus Thuylamea Nguyên, 2001
  50. Genus Triacanthoneus Anker, 2010
  51. Genus Vexillipar Chace, 1988
  52. Genus Yagerocaris Kensley, 1988
  53. Genus Alphaeus Bosc, 1802 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  54. Genus Alpheaus accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  55. Genus Alpheinus Borradaile in Willey, 1900 accepted as Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888
  56. Genus Alpheoides Paul'son, 1875 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  57. Genus Alpheus Weber, 1795 (Suppressed name (ICZN))
  58. Genus Alphous accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  59. Genus Arethusa De Man, 1887 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  60. Genus Asphalius Roux, 1831 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  61. Genus Automata Carus, 1888 accepted as Automate De Man, 1888
  62. Genus Automomea Bate, 1878 (Misspelling)
  63. Genus Autonomaea Risso, 1816 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  64. Genus Autonomea Desmarest, 1823 (Misspelling)
  65. Genus Autonomoea Berthold, 1827 (Misspelling)
  66. Genus Cavipelta Hayashi, 1998 accepted as Stenalpheops Miya, 1997
  67. Genus Cheirothrix Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Batella Holthuis, 1955
  68. Genus Chelomalpheus W. Kim, 1998 accepted as Stenalpheops Miya, 1997
  69. Genus Chryptophthalmus Costa, 1840 (Misspelling)
  70. Genus Crangon Weber, 1795 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  71. Genus Cryptophthalmus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  72. Genus Dienecia Westwood, 1835 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  73. Genus Halopsyche de Saussure, 1857 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  74. Genus Hamalpheus Bruce & Iliffe, 1991 accepted as Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 1971
  75. Genus Homaralphaeus Spence Bate, 1876 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  76. Genus Homaralpheus Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888
  77. Genus Jousseaumea Coutière, 1897 accepted as Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955
  78. Genus Nauplius Risso, 1844 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  79. Genus Neoalpheopsis Banner, 1953 accepted as Parabetaeus Coutière, 1897
  80. Genus Paralpheus Spence Bate, 1888 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  81. Genus Phleusa Nardo, 1847 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  82. Genus Thunor Armstrong, 1949 accepted as Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
  83. Genus Zuzalpheus Ríos & Duffy, 2007 accepted as Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888
  84. Genus Bataeus (uncertain, unassessed)
  85. Genus Salomeus (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent only
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109089 on 2026-01-20
Date
action
by
2006-11-06 23:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source De Grave, S., Pentcheff, N.D., Ahyong, S.T., Chan, T.-Y., Crandall, K.A., Dworschak, P.C., Felder, D.L., Feldmann, R.M., Fransen, C.H.J.M., Goulding, L.Y.D., Lemaitre, R., Low, M.E.Y., Martin, J.W., Ng, P.K.L., Schweitzer, C.E., Tan, S.H., Tshudy, D. & Wetzer, R. (2009). A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> supplement 21: 1-109., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/8358/iz_De_Grave_et_al_RBZ_Suppl21_2009.pdf [details] 

extant flag source De Grave, S., Pentcheff, N.D., Ahyong, S.T., Chan, T.-Y., Crandall, K.A., Dworschak, P.C., Felder, D.L., Feldmann, R.M., Fransen, C.H.J.M., Goulding, L.Y.D., Lemaitre, R., Low, M.E.Y., Martin, J.W., Ng, P.K.L., Schweitzer, C.E., Tan, S.H., Tshudy, D. & Wetzer, R. (2009). A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans. <em>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> supplement 21: 1-109., available online at https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/8358/iz_De_Grave_et_al_RBZ_Suppl21_2009.pdf [details] 

habitat flag source Poore, various sources [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder) > Caridea (Infraorder) > Alpheoidea (Superfamily) > Alpheidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Caridean shrimps (snapping shrimps), marine, brackish, and freshwater (but no exclusively FW forms) (Parker) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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