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Checklist for Family Callianassidae Dana, 1852 (Burrowing Ghost Shrimps)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
221
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
3
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Callianassoidea
Dana, 1852
3
9
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCallianassidae
Dana, 1852
Burrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
6 Genera with 12 Species
Callianassa Leach, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Cheramus Bate, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Corallianassa Manning, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Glypturus Stimpson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophthalmus Holmes, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Neocallichirus Sakai, 19352SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
12 Species
Callianassa acanthochirus (Stimpson, 1866)⇒ Glypturus acanthochirus Stimpson, 1866
Callianassa gigantea Withers, 1924
Callianassa jamaicense (Schmitt, 1935)⇒ Lepidophthalmus jamaicense Schmitt, 1935
Callianassa jamaicensis (Schmitt, 1935)⇒ Lepidophthalmus jamaicense Schmitt, 1935
Callianassa rathbunae (Glaessner, 1929)⇒ Neocallichirus rathbunae Schmitt, 1935
Callianassa subplana Withers, 1924
Cheramus marginatus Rathbun, 1901
Corallianassa longiventris A. Milne-Edw..., 1870Red-Orange Ghost Shrimp
Glypturus acanthochirus Stimpson, 1866Green snakewood
Lepidophthalmus jamaicense Schmitt, 1935Estuarine ghost shrimp
Neocallichirus peraensis Collins & al., 1996
Neocallichirus rathbunae Schmitt, 1935

Subnodes of Callianassidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilyCallianassinae
Dana, 1852
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCallichirinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
4
5
Genera
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