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Alpheus

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Alpheidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Alpheus Fabricius
2004Alpheus Poore and Ahyong

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
RankNameAuthor
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
infraorderCarideaDana 1852
superfamilyAlpheoideaRafinesque 1815
familyAlpheidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAlpheusFabricius 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 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
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: Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available