Family Callianopsidae Manning and Felder 1991 (decapod)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callianopsidae
Parent taxon: Axiidea according to A. Garassino and G. Pasini 2024
See also Schweitzer et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Anacalliacidae, Axiidae, Axioidea, Callianassidae, Callianassoidea, Callianideidae, Callichiridae, Ctenochelidae, Eucalliacidae, Mesostylus, Micheleidae, Paracalliacidae, Psammionassa, Strahlaxiidae
Subtaxa: Bathycalliacinae Bathycalliax Callianopsis Cretacalliax Neocallianopsinae Vulcanocalliacinae
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), Japan (12), Slovakia (1)
• Oligocene of United States (9: Washington)
• Eocene of United States (2: Washington)
Total: 26 collections including 27 occurrences