Some of the supposedly oldest ghost shrimps. A: ?Etallonia sensu Garassino & Teruzzi (2001) from the Early Jurassic (Toarcian) of Italy, MSNM i 10855. B: Protocallianassa antarctica
Taylor, 1979 from the Early Cretaceous (early Aptian) of Antarctica (redrawn after Taylor 1979: fig. 9a). C,D: Callianassa infracretacea
de Tribolet, 1874 from the Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian) of France; digital image from de Tribolet (1874: pl. 15.1). E – G: Callianassa uncifera
Harbort, 1905 from the Early Cretaceous (late Hauterivian) of Germany, SNSB-BSPG 1988 III 373 (E), 1988 III 372 (F), and 1988 III 374 (G). Scale bars equal 5.0 mm. Specimens in A and B are not considered ghost shrimps herein, whereas C. infracretacea and C. uncifera await revision. For commentary see the text (chapter 6.3.).