Genus: Alpheus (Pistol Prawns)

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Accepted Name	Source
Alpheus Fabricius, 1798	AFD
Published in:Holthuis, L.B. 1993, pp. 328 pp., Ridderprint Offsetdrukkerij B.V., Alblasserdam

Synonym	Source
Cryptophthalmus Rafinesque, 1814 synonym	AFD
Published in:Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1814, pp. 55 pp. + errata, Royale Typographie Militaire, Palermo
Phleusa Nardo, 1847 synonym	AFD
Published in:Nardo, G.D. 1847, Domenico Nardo, Venezoa
Autonomaea Risso, 1816 synonym	AFD
Published in:Risso, A. 1816, "Histoire naturelle des Crustacés des environs de Nice", pp. pp. 84-175 pls 1-3
Dienecia Westwood, 1835 synonym	AFD
Published in:Westwood, J.O. 1835, "[no title]", Magazine of Natural History, vol. 8, p. 552
Paralpheus Spence Bate, 1888 synonym	AFD
Published in:Spence Bate, C. 1888, "Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76", Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology, vol. 24, pp. 1-942, i-xc figs 1-76 pls 1-150
Nauplius Risso, 1844 synonym	AFD
Published in:Risso, A. 1844, "Nouveau guide du voyageur dans Nice. 2", p. 95
Crangon Weber, 1795 synonym	AFD
Published in:International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1955, "Opinion 334. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic names Crangon Fabricius, 1798, and Alpheus Fabricius, 1798 (Class Crustacea, Order Decapoda)", Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 10, pp. 1-44
Unranked taxon assigned rank genus by inference
Alpheoides Paulson, 1875 synonym	AFD
Published in:Paul'son, O.M. 1875, pp. 164 pp. 21 pls, The Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Jerusalem
Asphalius P. Roux, 1831 synonym	AFD
Published in:Roux, P. 1831, "Mémoire sur la classification des Crustacés de la tribu des Salicoques", pp. 4 tables, 39
Thunor Armstrong, 1949 synonym	AFD
Published in:Armstrong, J.C. 1949, "New Caridea from the Dominican Republic", American Museum Novitates, vol. 1410, pp. 1-27
Halopsyche Saussure, 1857 synonym	AFD
Published in:Saussure, H. de 1857, "Note carcinologique sur la famille des Thalassides et sur celle des Astacides", Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée. Paris, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 99-102

Common Name	Source
Pistol Prawns standard true en au	CAAB
Clickers common false en au	CAAB
Snapping Shrimps common false en au	CAAB

Name	Source
Alpheus accepted	CAAB
This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 701112 (FISHLIST 701112).
Scientific name reallocated to Alpheus Fabricius, 1798 by taxonomy builder
Alpheus Fabricius, 1798 accepted	AFD
Alpheus accepted	NZOR
Scientific name reallocated to Alpheus Fabricius, 1798 by taxonomy builder

Identifier	Source
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:420d9b63-10aa-488b-9139-8b1fca2ce934 Taxon Concept current	AFD
NZOR-6-109498 Taxon current	NZOR
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7428d36a-1f0b-4d13-b0d6-5ee0e1dd950c Previous AFD LSID lsid replaced	AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:30bb0e88-29b0-416a-ade2-d3e959a10df3 Previous AFD LSID lsid replaced	AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9cfcbcba-f85e-4903-a2de-7aab8058267f Previous AFD LSID lsid replaced	AFD
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:420d9b63-10aa-488b-9139-8b1fca2ce934 Taxon current	AFD
28765901 Taxon current	CAAB
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6b76b92e-d057-4944-b5bc-79c666315b37 Previous AFD LSID lsid replaced	AFD
http://data.nzor.org.nz/names/f76b0960-1425-481f-b28a-d87d43a0a64a Scientific Name current	NZOR
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.name:245058 Scientific Name current	AFD

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kingdom: ANIMALIA

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