Callianassa


Callianassa is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus have been split off into a new genus, Pestarella, while others such as Callianassa filholi have been moved to Biffarius. The genus is named after the Nereid of the Greco-Roman mythology.

Species

Six species are currently recognised in the genus Callianassa:
;Incertae sedis
  • Callianassa? anoploura Sakai, 2002
  • Callianassa? chakratongae Sakai, 2002
  • Callianassa? exilimaxilla Sakai, 2005
  • Callianassa? gruneri Sakai, 1999
  • Callianassa? nigroculata Sakai, 2002
  • Callianassa? plantei Sakai, 2004
  • Callianassa? stenomastaxa Sakai, 2002
  • Callianassa? propriopedis Sakai, 2002
  • Callianassa? tenuipes Sakai, 2002
;Synonyms:
  • Callianassa acanthochirus accepted as Glypturus acanthochirus
  • Callianassa acanthura accepted as Necallianassa acanthura
  • Callianassa acutirostella accepted as Spinicallianassa acutirostella
  • Callianassa adamas accepted as Callichirus adamas
  • Callianassa aequimana accepted as Eucalliaxiopsis aequimana
  • Callianassa affinis accepted as Neotrypaea biffari
  • Callianassa agassizi accepted as Anacalliax agassizi
  • Callianassa algerica accepted as Gilvossius candidus
  • Callianassa amboinae accepted as Scallasis amboinae
  • Callianassa amboinensis accepted as Rayllianassa amboinensis
  • Callianassa amplimaxilla accepted as Aqaballianassa amplimaxilla
  • Callianassa aqabaensis accepted as Aqaballianassa aqabaensis
  • Callianassa arenosa accepted as Arenallianassa arenosa
  • Callianassa argentinensis accepted as Anacalliax argentinensis
  • Callianassa armata accepted as Glypturus armatus
  • Callianassa articulata accepted as Articullichirus articulatus
  • Callianassa assimilis accepted as Corallianassa assimilis
  • Callianassa atlantica accepted as Gilvossius setimanus
  • Callianassa audax accepted as Audacallichirus audax
  • Callianassa australiensis accepted as Trypaea australiensis
  • Callianassa balssi accepted as Balsscallichirus balssi
  • Callianassa bangensis accepted as Rayllianassa bangensis
  • Callianassa berylae accepted as Necallianassa berylae
  • Callianassa biffari accepted as Neotrypaea biffari
  • Callianassa biformis accepted as Biffarius biformis
  • Callianassa bocourti accepted as Lepidophthalmus bocourti
  • Callianassa borradailei accepted as Corallianassa borradailei
  • Callianassa bouvieri accepted as Paratrypaea bouvieri
  • Callianassa brachyophthalma accepted as Notiax brachyophthalma
  • Callianassa brachytelson accepted as Cheramoides brachytelson
  • Callianassa branneri accepted as Neocallichirus grandimana
  • Callianassa brevicaudata accepted as Mucrollichirus mucronatus
  • Callianassa brevirostris accepted as Aqaballianassa brevirostris
  • Callianassa bulimba accepted as Calliaxina bulimba
  • Callianassa caecigena accepted as Callianopsis caecigena
  • Callianassa caesari accepted as Neotrypaea caesari
  • Callianassa caledonica accepted as Scallasis caledonica
  • Callianassa californiensis accepted as Neotrypaea californiensis
  • Callianassa calmani accepted as Neocallichirus calmani
  • Callianassa candida accepted as Gilvossius candidus
  • Callianassa ceramica accepted as Filhollianassa ceramica
  • Callianassa chakratongae incertae sedis as Callianassa? anoploura Sakai, 2002
  • Callianassa coecigena accepted as Callianopsis caecigena
  • Callianassa collaroy accepted as Articullichirus collaroy
  • Callianassa contipes accepted as Scallasis contipes
  • Callianassa convexa accepted as Gilvossius convexus
  • Callianassa coriolisae accepted as Coriollianassa coriolisae
  • Callianassa costaricensis accepted as Neotrypaea costaricensis
  • Callianassa coutierei accepted as Corallianassa coutierei
  • Callianassa cristata taxon inquirendum as Paratrypaea cristata
  • Callianassa davyana accepted as Gilvossius candidus
  • Callianassa debilis accepted as Fragillianassa debilis
  • Callianassa delicatula accepted as Biffarius delicatulus
  • Callianassa denticulata accepted as Gourretia denticulata
  • Callianassa diademata accepted as Lepidophthalmus turneranus
  • Callianassa ehsani accepted as Aqaballianassa ehsani
  • Callianassa eiseni accepted as Lepidophthalmus eiseni
  • Callianassa exilimaxilla incertae sedis as Callianassa? exilimaxilla
  • Callianassa filholi accepted as Filhollianassa filholi
  • Callianassa fragilis accepted as Fragillianassa fragilis
  • Callianassa garthi accepted as Callichirus garthi
  • Callianassa gaucho accepted as Poti gaucho
  • Callianassa gigas accepted as Neotrypaea gigas
  • Callianassa gilchristi accepted as Balsscallichirus gilchristi
  • Callianassa goniophthalma accepted as Callianopsis goniophthalma
  • Callianassa grandidieri accepted as Lepidophthalmus grandidieri
  • Callianassa grandimana accepted as Neocallichirus grandimana
  • Callianassa gravieri accepted as Paratrypaea bouvieri
  • Callianassa gruneri incertae sedis as Callianassa? gruneri
  • Callianassa guara accepted as Neocallichirus guara
  • Callianassa guassutinga accepted as Neocallichirus guassutinga
  • Callianassa guineensis accepted as Balsscallichirus guineensis
  • Callianassa harmandi accepted as Neotrypaea harmandi
  • Callianassa hartmeyeri accepted as Corallianassa hartmeyeri
  • Callianassa haswelli accepted as Corallianassa martensi
  • Callianassa helgolandica accepted as Callianassa subterranea
Several species are known from the fossil record, including:Callianassa elegans Bohm 1922 Callianassa moinensis Rathbun, 1919