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Checklist for Family Callianassidae Dana, 1852 (Burrowing Ghost Shrimps)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
232
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
231
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
216
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
3
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Callianassoidea
Dana, 1852
3
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCallianassidae
Dana, 1852
Burrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
4 Genera with 13 Species
Callianassa Leach, 188510SpeciesTaxom
Callichirus Stimpson, 1900mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Cheramus Bate, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Paratrypaea Komai & Tach..., 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
13 Species
Callianassa (Cheramus) subterranea Montagu, 1808Ghost shrimp
Callianassa (Trypaea) bouvieri (Nobili, 1904)⇒ Paratrypaea bouvieri Nobili, 1904
Callianassa fraasi Noetling, 1885
Callianassa gravieri (Nobili, 1905)⇒ Paratrypaea bouvieri Nobili, 1904
Callianassa kraussi (Stebbing, 1985)⇒ Callichirus kraussi Stebbing, 1900
Callianassa longa Noetling, 1885
Callianassa mokkatamensis Noetling, 1885
Callianassa nilotica Fraas, 1867
Callianassa oblonga (Le Loeuff & ..., 1974)⇒ Cheramus oblonga Le Loeuff & ..., 1974
Callianassa transversoplicata Noetling, 1885
Callichirus kraussi Stebbing, 1900
Cheramus oblonga Le Loeuff & ..., 1974
Paratrypaea bouvieri Nobili, 1904

Subnodes of Callianassidae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyCallianassinae
Dana, 1852
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCallichirinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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