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Checklist for Family Callianassidae Dana, 1852 (Burrowing Ghost Shrimps)
and region Mississippi (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
114
204
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
113
203
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
107
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Callianassoidea
Dana, 1852
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCallianassidae
Dana, 1852
Burrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mississippi
5 Genera with 9 Species
Callianassa Leach, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Callichirus Stimpson, 1935mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocheles Kishinouye, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophthalmus Holmes, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Protocallianassa Beurlen, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
9 Species
Callianassa alpha Stenzel, 1935
Callianassa beta Stenzel, 1935
Callianassa gamma Stenzel, 1935
Callianassa mortoni Pilsbry, 1901
Callianassa wechesensis Stenzel, 1934
Callichirus islagrande Schmitt, 1935Beach ghost shrimp
Ctenocheles dentatus Rathbun, 1935
Lepidophthalmus louisianensis Schmitt, 1935Estuarine ghost shrimp
Protocallianassa pilsbryi Rathbun, 1935

Subnodes of Callianassidae with occurrences in Mississippi
SubfamilyCallianassinae
Dana, 1852
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCallichirinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCtenochelinae
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