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Alpheus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Alpheidae

Taxonomy

Alpheus was named by Fabricius (1798). It is extant. It is the type genus of Alpheoidea.

It was assigned to Alpheidae by Poore and Ahyong (2004), Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonyms

Oligosella was named by Ciampaglio and Weaver (2008).

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

It was assigned to Alpheidae by Feldmann et al. (2019).
Cryptophthalmus was named by Rafinesque (1814). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Autonomaea was named by Risso (1816). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Asphalius was named by Roux (1831). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Dienecia was named by Westwood (1835). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Nauplius was named by Risso (1844). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Phleusa was named by Nardo (1847). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Halopsyche was named by de Saussure (1857). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Alpheoides was named by Paul'son (1875). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Paralpheus was named by Bate (1888). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Thunor was named by Armstrong (1949). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).
Oligorostra was named by Ciampaglio and Weaver (2008).

It was synonymized subjectively with Alpheus by Schweitzer et al. (2023).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1798	Alpheus Fabricius
1814	Cryptophthalmus Rafinesque p. 23
1816	Autonomaea Risso
1831	Asphalius Roux
1835	Dienecia Westwood
1844	Nauplius Risso
1847	Phleusa Nardo
1857	Halopsyche de Saussure
1875	Alpheoides Paul'son
1888	Paralpheus Bate
1949	Thunor Armstrong
2004	Alpheus Poore and Ahyong
2008	Oligorostra Ciampaglio and Weaver
2008	Oligosella Ciampaglio and Weaver
2019	Oligosella Feldmann et al.
2023	Alpheus Schweitzer et al. p. 8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa	Aguinaldo et al. 1997
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
—	Deuteropoda
—	Mandibulata
—	Pancrustacea	Zrzavý and Štys 1997
—	Hymenostraca	(Rolfe 1969)

Rank	Name	Author
superclass	Multicrustacea	Regier et al. 2010
class	Malacostraca	()
subclass	Eumalacostraca	Grobben 1892
—	Caridoida	Hessler 1982
order	Decapoda
suborder	Pleocyemata	Burkenroad 1963
infraorder	Caridea	Dana 1852
superfamily	Alpheoidea	Rafinesque 1815
family	Alpheidae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Alpheus	Fabricius 1798

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Alpheus Fabricius 1798

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Alpheus astrinx Banner and Banner 1982

Alpheus australiensis Banner and Banner 1982

Alpheus australosulcatus Banner and Banner 1982

Alpheus bidens Olivier 1811

Alpheus bunburius Banner and Banner 1982

Alpheus collumianus Stimpson 1860

Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf 1879

Alpheus digitalis De Haan 1844

Alpheus edwarsii Audouin 1827

Alpheus facetus de Man 1908

Alpheus gracilis Heller 1861

Alpheus hailstonei Croutiere 1905

Alpheus lobidens De Haan 1844

Alpheus lottini Guerin-Meneville 1829

Alpheus macrodactylus Ortmann 1890

Alpheus novazealandiae Miers 1876

Alpheus pacificus Dana 1852

Alpheus papillosus Banner and Banner 1982

Alpheus parasocialis Banner and Banner 1982

Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn 1971

Alpheus socialis Heller 1865

Alpheus spongiarum Croutiere 1897

Alpheus stephensoni Banner and Smalley 1969

Alpheus strenuus Dana 1852

Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley 1878

Alpheus tasmanicus Banner and Banner 1982

Alpheus villosus Olivier 1811

Invalid names: Alpheoides Paul'son 1875 [synonym], Asphalius Roux 1831 [synonym], Autonomaea Risso 1816 [synonym], Cryptophthalmus Rafinesque 1814 [synonym], Dienecia Westwood 1835 [synonym], Halopsyche de Saussure 1857 [synonym], Nauplius Risso 1844 [synonym], Oligorostra Ciampaglio and Weaver 2008 [synonym], Oligosella Ciampaglio and Weaver 2008 [synonym], Paralpheus Bate 1888 [synonym], Phleusa Nardo 1847 [synonym], Thunor Armstrong 1949 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

carnivoreo

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2008-01-28 11:51:24

Modified:

2022-05-13 13:34:01

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Aberhan 1992, Turnsek 1997

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	USA (Mississippi)	Oligosella longi (133111)