Callichirus Explained

Callichirus is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the family Callianassidae.^[1] It was circumscribed by William Stimpson in 1866.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Callichirus adamas (Kensley, 1974)
• Callichirus balssi (Monod, 1933)
• Callichirus foresti Le Loeuff & Intes, 1974
• Callichirus gilchristi (Barnard, 1947)
• Callichirus guineensis (de Man, 1928)
• Callichirus islagrande (Schmitt, 1935)
• Callichirus kraussi (Stebbing, 1900)
• Callichirus major (Say, 1818)
• Callichirus masoomi (Tirmizi, 1970)
• Callichirus santarosaensis Sakai & Türkay, 2012
• Callichirus seilacheri (Bott, 1955)
• Callichirus tenuimanus de Saint Laurent & Le Loeuff, 1979

Notes and References

1. Manning RB, Felder DL (1991) Revision of the American Callianassidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104 [4]: 764-792.