Species list, Checklist of Subfamily Callianassinae for Venezuela (Northern South America)

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Checklist for Subfamily Callianassinae Dana, 1852
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	205 595 1110	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	204 594 1109	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	98 312 633	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	97 311 631	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	89 279 556	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Thalassinidea Latreille, 1831	4 13 22	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Callianassoidea Dana, 1852	4 13 22	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Callianassidae Dana, 1852 Burrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps	9 14	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Callianassinae Dana, 1852	2 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Venezuela
2 Genera with 5 Species

Biffarius Manning & Fe..., 1970		1	Species	Taxom
Callianassa Leach, 1970		4	Species	Taxom

Species list for Venezuela
5 Species

Biffarius fragilis Biffar, 1970	Fragile ghost shrimp
Callianassa agassizi (Biffar, 1971)	⇒ Anacalliax agassizi Biffar, 1971
Callianassa branneri (Rathbun, 1900)	⇒ Neocallichirus grandimana Gibbes, 1850
Callianassa fragilis (Biffar, 1970)	⇒ Biffarius fragilis Biffar, 1970
Callianassa quadracuta (Biffar, 1970)	⇒ Eucalliax quadracuta Biffar, 1970

Links, sources and further information

Callianassinae at marinespecies.org