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Checklist for Superfamily Callianassoidea Dana, 1852
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Callianassoidea
Dana, 1852
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
3 Families width 11 Species
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Laomediidae Borradaile, 19030SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
9 Genera with 11 Species
Acutigebia Sakai, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Callianassa Leach, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Jaxea Nardo, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Neotrypaea Manning & Fe..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paratrypaea Komai & Tach..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pestarella Ngoc-Ho, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Podocallichirus Sakai, 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Trypaea Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Upogebia Leach, 18434SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
11 Species
Acutigebia danai Miers, 1876
Acutigebia trypeta Sakai, 1970
Callianassa kraussi (Stebbing, 1985)⇒ Callichirus kraussi Stebbing, 1900
Neotrypaea gigas Dana, 1852Giant ghost shrimp
Paratrypaea bouvieri Nobili, 1904
Pestarella rotundicaudata Stebbing, 1902
Trypaea australiensis Dana, 1852Australian Ghost Shrimp
Upogebia affinis Say, 1818Coastal mud shrimp
Upogebia africana Ortmann, 1894
Upogebia assisi Barnard, 1947
Upogebia capensis Krauss, 1843Cape mud shrimp

Subnodes of Callianassoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyCallianassidae
Dana, 1852
Burrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps, Sandprawns
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLaomediidae
Borradaile, 1903
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyUpogebiidae
Borradaile, 1903
mud shrimp, Mud shrimps
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Callianassoidea at dyntaxa.se
Callianassoidea at gbif.org
Callianassoidea at marinespecies.org