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Taxonomy of Family Callianassidae Dana, 1852
Burrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps, Sandprawns


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
1033
12148
92586
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
376
5018
43105
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
8
156
1698
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Callianassoidea
Dana, 1852
6
148
1664
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCallianassidae
Dana, 1852
Burrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps
95
1223
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Callianassidae Dana, 1852
SubfamilyAnacallianacinae
1
4
Genus
Species
SubfamilyBathycalliacinae
Sakai & Turkay, 1999
1
3
Genus
Species
SubfamilyCallianassinae
Dana, 1852
16
652
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCallianopsinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
1
19
Genus
Species
SubfamilyCalliapaguropinae
Sakai, 1999
1
2
Genus
Species
SubfamilyCallichirinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
10
247
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCheraminae
Manning and Felder, 1991
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCtenochelinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
2
37
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDawsoniinae
Sakai, 2006
1
3
Genus
Species
SubfamilyEucalliacinae
Manning & Felder, 1991
8
83
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEucalliinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGourretiinae
Sakai, 1999
3
26
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLipkecallianassinae
Sakai, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyParacalliacinae
Sakai, 2005
1
2
Genus
Species
SubfamilyVulcanocalliacinae
Dworschak & Cunha, 2007
1
2
Genus
Species
GenusAnacalliaopsis
Sakai, 2011
1Species
GenusAqaballianassa
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
10Species
GenusArenallianassa
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
2Species
GenusBarnardcallichirus
Sakai, 2011
2Species
GenusBrecanclawu
Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2001
1Species
GenusCallanassa
Leach, 1814
  ⇒ Callianassa
0Species
GenusCallianassidae
1, 0
1Species
GenusCalliaxiopsis
Sakai & Türkay, 2014
1Species
GenusCallichiropsis
Sakai, 2010
1Species
GenusCapecalliax
Sakai, 2011
1Species
GenusCaviallianassa
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
5Species
GenusCheramoides
Sakai, 2011
4Species
GenusComoxianassa
Schweitzer, Feldmann, ?osovi?, Ross & Waugh, 2009
1Species
GenusCoriollianassa
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
6Species
GenusCowichianassa
Schweitzer, Feldmann, ?osovi?, Ross & Waugh, 2009
1Species
GenusDarryllianassa
Poore, 2023
1Species
GenusEoglypturus
Beschin, De Angeli, Checchi & Zarantonello, 2005
1Species
GenusEzaxius
Matos-Pita & Ramil, 2015
1Species
GenusFilhollianassa
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
3Species
GenusForestcallichirus
Sakai, 2011
1Species
GenusFragillianassa
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
3Species
GenusGlyptus
1Species
GenusGylpturus
1Species
GenusJocullianassa
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
5Species
GenusLepidophthalminus
Sakai, 2015
5Species
GenusLepidophthalmoides
Sakai, 2011
  ⇒ Lepidophthalmus
10Species
GenusMelipal
Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2006
1Species
GenusMesostylus
Bronn & Roemer, 1852
3Species
GenusNeocallianassa
Heard & Manning, 1998
2Species
GenusNeocallianopsis
Sakai, 2011
2Species
GenusPhaetoncalliax
Sakai, Türkay, Beuck & Freiwald, 2015
1Species
GenusPleurocalliax
Sakai, 2011
1Species
GenusPleuronassa
Ossó-Morales, Garassino, Vega & Artal, 2011
1Species
GenusPraedatrypaea
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
12Species
GenusProtocallianassa
Beurlen, 1930
23Species
GenusPsammionassa
1Species
GenusPugnatrypaea
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
8Species
GenusRathbunassa
Hy?ný in Bermúdez, Gómez-Cruz, Hy?ný, Moreno-Bedmar, Barragán, Sánchez & Vega, 2013
1Species
GenusRudisullianassa
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
2Species
GenusSemiranina
Bachmayer, 1954
1Species
GenusSpinicallianassa
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
7Species
GenusTastrypaea
Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019
1Species
GenusTirmizicallichirus
Sakai, 2011
1Species
GenusTurbiocheir
Schweitzer, Feldmann, Casadío & Rodriguez Raising, 2012
1Species
GenusTypaea
Dana, 1852
0Species
GenusVecticallichirus
Quayle & Collins, 2012
2Species
GenusVegarthron
Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2002
1Species
GenusZapalianassa
Schweitzer, Feldmann & Casadío, 2022
1Species

Synonyms
Gourretiidae (Sakai, 1999)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Callianassidae
EnglishBurrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps, Sandprawns
SwedishSpökkräftor


Distribution and Species lists of Callianassidae Dana, 1852
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Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
1 Genus  2 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
3 Genera  3 Species
Argentina
11 Genera  13 Species
Australia
19 Genera  72 Species
Austria
1 Genus  2 Species
Bahamas
5 Genera  9 Species
Bahrain
1 Genus  1 Species
Barbados
5 Genera  6 Species
Belgium
4 Genera  5 Species
Belize
7 Genera  8 Species
Brazil
12 Genera  17 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  3 Species
Cameroon
2 Genera  2 Species
Canada
5 Genera  10 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  2 Species
Chile
9 Genera  14 Species
China
8 Genera  12 Species
Colombia
14 Genera  21 Species
Costa Rica
7 Genera  13 Species
Croatia
4 Genera  9 Species
Cuba
5 Genera  7 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  4 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  4 Species
Denmark
3 Genera  3 Species
Djibouti
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  0 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Genera  2 Species
Ecuador
3 Genera  3 Species
Egypt
4 Genera  13 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  3 Species
Ethiopia
2 Genera  2 Species
Fiji
4 Genera  4 Species
France
9 Genera  24 Species
Gambia
2 Genera  2 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  2 Species
Germany
4 Genera  11 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
4 Genera  12 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  2 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  3 Species
India
7 Genera  10 Species
Indonesia
13 Genera  47 Species
Iran
4 Genera  8 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  2 Species
Israel
5 Genera  11 Species
Italy
12 Genera  27 Species
Jamaica
6 Genera  12 Species
Japan
17 Genera  44 Species
Jordan
2 Genera  1 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  1 Species
Kiribati
4 Genera  3 Species
Lebanon
2 Genera  2 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  2 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
13 Genera  23 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  3 Species
Maldives
5 Genera  7 Species
Malta
3 Genera  5 Species
Marshall Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritania
4 Genera  4 Species
Mauritius
6 Genera  11 Species
Mexico
16 Genera  29 Species
Micronesia
9 Genera  15 Species
Monaco
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
4 Genera  5 Species
Mozambique
3 Genera  1 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
7 Genera  10 Species
New Zealand
7 Genera  6 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  3 Species
Nigeria
4 Genera  4 Species
Norway
6 Genera  13 Species
Oman
2 Genera  3 Species
Pakistan
3 Genera  2 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
9 Genera  26 Species
Papua New Guinea
11 Genera  15 Species
Peru
4 Genera  6 Species
Philippines
9 Genera  12 Species
Poland
2 Genera  3 Species
Portugal
4 Genera  5 Species
Republic of the Congo
2 Genera  2 Species
Republic South Africa
8 Genera  8 Species
Russia
2 Genera  2 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
6 Genera  2 Species
Sierra Leone
3 Genera  7 Species
Slovakia
4 Genera  4 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
11 Genera  15 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
5 Genera  11 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Genera  3 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  2 Species
Sweden
4 Genera  5 Species
Taiwan
10 Genera  15 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  2 Species
Thailand
5 Genera  9 Species
Togo
2 Genera  2 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  0 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
4 Genera  4 Species
Tunisia
5 Genera  8 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  3 Species
United Kingdom
9 Genera  18 Species
USA
25 Genera  141 Species
Vanuatu
3 Genera  2 Species
Venezuela
9 Genera  14 Species
Vietnam
2 Genera  4 Species
Yemen
5 Genera  8 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Callianassidae at artfakta.se
Callianassidae at biodiversity.org.au
Callianassidae at dyntaxa.se
Callianassidae at gbif.org
Callianassidae at irmng.org
Callianassidae at itis.gov
Callianassidae at marinespecies.org