Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callianassidae
Parent taxon: Callianassidae according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Charbonnier et al. 2013, Karasawa 1993, Manning and Felder 1991 and Schweitzer et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Balsscallichirus, Biffarius, Brecanclawu, Callianassa, Callianassinae, Calliaxina, Callichirinae, Callichirus, Cheraminae, Comoxianassa, Corallianassa, Cowichianassa, Eucalliacinae, Eucalliax, Eucalliinae, Melipal, Mesostylus, Neotrypaea, Paraglypturus, Pehuenchia, Pleuronassa, Podocallichirus, Protocallianassa, Protocallianassinae, Sergio, Trypaea, Typaea, Vegarthron, Zapalianassa
Subtaxa: Calliax lobata Calliax punica Calliax whiteavesi
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Pakistan (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta, British Columbia)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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