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Callianassa subterranea |
| Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. The form "pontica" is regarded as a separate species (valid name Callianassa candida) and the form "japonica" is also regarded as a separate species. Both do not occur in Germany. Original description Synonyms Cancer subterraneus Montagu, 1808 Callianassa
subterranea (Montagu, 1808)
Callianassa
algerica Lutze, 1938 (partim)Callianassa subterranea subterranea (Montagu, 1808) Cheramus subterraneus (Montagu, 1808) Callianassa helgolandica Lutze, 1938 Callianassa hertlingi Lutze, 1941 Misidentifications: Callianassa tyrrhena auct. nec Petagna, 1792 (misidentification) Callianassa stebbingi auct. nec Borradaile, 1903 (misidentification) Callianassa subterranea minor Pesta, 1918 (nec Gourret, 1887) (misidentification) Callianassa pestae Lutze, 1938 (nec De Man, 1928) (misidentification) Note: the Callianassa species from the area around Helgoland and the German Bight have initially been identified (correctly) as Callianassa subterranea Montagu, 1808. The notion that these population are not the true subterranea traces from Schellenberg (1928) who erroneously believed them to belong to Callianassa stebbingi (a junior synonym of Callianassa tyrrhena). However, in the same work he published a "Nachtrag" (addendum) where he notes that the correct species is Callianassa subterranea not Callianassa stebbingi. However, this addendum unfortunately went unnoticed by many following authors and therefore the present species can be found in many works as "Callianassa stebbingi". Thus, the mentioning of Callianassa stebbingi in works between ca. 1928 to 1950 could refer to the true Callianassa stebbingi (=Callianassa tyrrhena) or to the present species, and these works must therefore be read with caution. Identification Distribution Occurs in the eastern Atlantic (including Canary Islands), North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea. In Germany it is known from Helgoland and the Germany Bight. Biology |
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