Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Systematic account of the classification of the infraorder Thalassinidea Latreille, 1831 -- Superfamily Callianassoidea Dana, 1852 [new sense] -- Key to families, subfamilies, and genera of the superfamily Callianassoidea -- Family Callianassidae Dana, 1852 -- Subfamily Callianassinae Dana, 1852 -- Genus Callianassa Leach, 1814 -- Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean species -- Western Atlantic species -- Eastern Pacific species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Subfamily Callichirinae Manning & Felder, 1991 -- Genus Callichirus Stimpson, 1866 -- Western Atlantic species -- Eastern Pacific species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Genus Glypturus Stimpson, 1866 -- Eastern Atlantic species -- Western Atlantic species -- Eastern Pacific species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Genus Lepidophthalmus Holmes, 1904 -- Eastern Atlantic-Mediterranean species -- Western Atlantic species -- Eastern Pacific species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Genus Michaelcallianassa Sakai, 2002 -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Genus Neocallichirus Sakai, 1988 -- Eastern Atlantic species -- Western Atlantic species -- Eastern Pacific species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Species of unknown locality -- Genus Podocallichirus Sakai, 1999 -- Eastern Atlantic-Mediterranean species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Subfamily Eucalliacinae Manning & Felder, 1991 -- Genus Calliax De Saint Laurent, 1973 -- Eastern Atlantic-Mediterranean species -- Western Atlantic species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Genus Paraglypturus Türkay & Sakai, 1995 -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Subfamily Calliapaguropinae Sakai, 1999 -- Genus Calliapagurops De Saint Laurent, 1973 -- Eastern Atlantic species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Subfamily Anacalliacinae Manning & Felder, 1991 -- Genus Anacalliax De Saint Laurent, 1973 -- Eastern Atlantic species -- Western Atlantic species -- Subfamily Pseudogourretiinae n subfam -- Genus Pseudogourretia n gen -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Subfamily Lipkecallianassinae n subfam -- Genus Lipkecallianassa Sakai, 2002 -- Subfamily Bathycalliacinae Sakai & Türkay, 1999 -- Genus Bathycalliax Sakai & Türkay, 1999 -- Eastern Pacific species -- Subfamily Paracalliacinae n subfam -- Genus Paracalliax De Saint Laurent, 1979 -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Family Gourretiidae Sakai, 1999 221 -- Subfamily Gourretiinae Sakai, 1999 -- Genus Gourretia De Saint Laurent, 1973 -- Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean species -- Western Atlantic species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Genus Laurentgourretia Sakai, 2004 -- Genus Paragourretia Sakai, 2004 -- Subfamily Callianopsinae Manning & Felder, 1991 -- Genus Callianopsis De Saint Laurent, 1973 -- Western Atlantic species -- Eastern Pacific species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Family Ctenochelidae Manning & Felder, 1991 -- Subfamily Ctenochelinae Manning & Felder, 1991 -- Genus Ctenocheles Kishinouye, 1926 -- Eastern Atlantic species -- Western Atlantic species -- Indo-Western Pacific species -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Taxonomic index.

In this work, the composition of the superfamily Callianassoidea is reassessed and the classification of its included taxa is critically reviewed. The material examined mainly originates from the collections of the Zoological Museum of the University of Copenhagen, and comprises samples from the Galathea Expedition 1950-1952, Dr. Th. Mortensen's expeditions, including the Java-South African Expedition 1929-1930, and Dr. G. Thorson's Persian expedition. In all, three of the possibly five families currently incorporated in the Callianassoidea, i.e., Callianassidae, Gourretiidae, and Ctenochelidae, with a total of 12 subfamilies, 20 genera, and 219 species, are represented in this comprehensive revision. The status of the various taxa recognized is placed in the broader context of a re-evaluation of the contents of the infraorder Thalassinidea, in which characters derived from the anatomy of the gastric mill may play a pivotal role. The contents of the book are not only of interest for systematists but also for ecologists and environmental biologists focusing on neritic and benthic biocoenoses, as these mud shrimps are important agents in bioturbation processes of the sea floor.

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