Callichirus symmetricus Feldmann and Zinsmeister 1984 (mud shrimp)

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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