Callichirus Stimpson 1866 (mud shrimp)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichiridae

Alternative spelling: Callianassa (Callichirus)

Parent taxon: Callichiridae according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also Beschin et al. 2018, Manning and Felder 1991 and Schweitzer et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Balsscallichirus, Calliapaguropinae, Corallianassa, Eoglypturus, Glypturoides, Glypturus, Karumballichirus, Laticallichirus, Lepidophthalmus, Neocallichirus, Vecticallichirus

Subtaxa: Callianassa (Callichirus) balssi Callichirus bertalani Callichirus islagrande Callichirus major Callichirus ornatus Callichirus symmetricus Callichirus waagei

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Ecology: infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Chile (1 collection), Hungary (1)

• Eocene of Italy (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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