Superfamily Callianassoidea Dana 1852 (decapod)
Parent taxon: Axiidea according to T. Komai et al. 2019
See also Feldmann et al. 2003, Feldmann et al. 2008, Schweitzer and Feldmann 2002, Schweitzer et al. 2004, Schweitzer et al. 2006, Schweitzer et al. 2010, Schweitzer et al. 2005, Todd and Collins 2005 and Vega et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Axioidea, Callianopsidae, Psammionassa
Subtaxa: Callianassidae Callianideidae Ctenochelidae Thomassiniidae
Type: Callianassa
Ecology: infaunal detritivore