Alvinocaris alexander
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| Alvinocaris alexander | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Alvinocarididae |
| Genus: | Alvinocaris |
| Species: | A. alexander |
| Binomial name | |
| Alvinocaris alexander Ahyong, 2009 | |
 Holotype site: Kermadec Islands[2] | |
Alvinocaris alexander is a species of hydrothermal vent shrimp in the family Alvinocarididae, and was first described in 2009 by Shane Ahyong,[3] from specimens found off the Kermadec Islands.[2] A. alexander closely resembles A. williamsi from the Menez Gwen site on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[3]
This species is found in the south west Pacific and is endemic to the hydrothermal vent fields off the Kermadec Islands.[4] In the Rumble V seamount it is found at depths of 367–520 metres (1,204–1,706 feet) and in the Brothers Caldera at depths of 1,196–1,346 m (3,924–4,416 ft).[3]