Callichirus
Genus of crustaceans
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Callichirus is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the family Callianassidae.[1] It was circumscribed by William Stimpson in 1866.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Callianassidae |
| Subfamily: | Callichirinae |
| Genus: | Callichirus Stimpson, 1866 |
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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
