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Checklist for Subfamily Callichirinae Manning and Felder, 1991
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
134
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
133
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
123
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Callianassoidea
Dana, 1852
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCallianassidae
Dana, 1852
Burrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCallichirinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
3
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
3 Genera with 2 Species
Callichirus Stimpson, 1933mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophthalmus Holmes, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Podocallichirus Sakai, 1999
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
2 Species
Callichirus balssi Monod, 1933
Lepidophthalmus turneranus White, 1861Cameroon ghost shrimp


Links, sources and further information
Callichirinae at marinespecies.org