†Callichirus symmetricus Feldmann and Zinsmeister 1984 (mud shrimp)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callianassidae
Alternative combination: Callianassa symmetrica
Full reference: R. Feldmann and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1984. First Occurrence of Fossil Decapod Crustaceans (Callianassidae) from the McMurdo Sound Region, Antarctica. Journal of Paleontology 58(4):1041-1045
Belongs to Callichirus according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2010
See also Feldmann and Zinsmeister 1984
Sister taxa: Callianassa (Callichirus) balssi, Callichirus bertalani, Callichirus islagrande, Callichirus major, Callichirus ornatus, Callichirus waagei
Ecology: infaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Callichirus symmetricus in the database
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