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DecaNet eds. (2024). DecaNet. Callianassa abbreviata Rathbun, 1918 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=875715 on 2024-07-10
original descriptionRathbun, M.J. (1918). Contributions to the geology and paleontology of the Canal Zone, Panama, and geologically related areas in Central America and the West Indies. Decapod crustaceans from the Panama region. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 103: 123–184 + i-iii, pls. 54–66.[details]