Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 90
748
2553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 78
675
2377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 62
549
1952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 3
14
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 8
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
8 Genera with 57 Species
Species list for Africa
57 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acanthocarpus africanus (Capart, 1951) | ⇒ Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946 | | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Twospine box crab | | Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946 | | | Calappa acutispina Lai, Chan & Ng, 2006 | | | Calappa africana Lai & Ng, 2006 | | | Calappa alata (Rathbun, 1911) | ⇒ Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | | Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884 | Shame-faced Crab | | Calappa bocagei (Brito Capello, 1871) | ⇒ Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851 | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906 | Box Crab | | Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903 | | | Calappa conifera Galil, 1997 | | | Calappa convexa Saussure, 1853 | Arched Box Crab | | Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886) | ⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764 | | Calappa dumortieri Guinot, 1962 | | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa fornicata Fabricius, 1798 | | | Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859 | Box Crab | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa gallus bicornis Miers, 1884 | | | Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767 | Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892 | Japanese Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa monilicanthus Galil, 1997 | | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Calappa ocularia Ng, 2002 | | | Calappa peli | | | Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Calappa piscatorum (Calman, 1914) | ⇒ Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851 | | Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896 | Pustule Box Crab | | Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851 | | | Calappa saheliensis Van Straelen, 1937 | | | Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Calappa tuerkayana Pastore, 1995 | | | Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | Little Crested Crab | | Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898 | | | Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933 | | | Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860 | Shameface heart crab | | Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837 | Lesser-spotted shame-faced crab | | Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996 | Wingless box crab | | Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880 | Nodose box crab | | Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989 | | | Mursia africana Galil, 1993 | | | Mursia aspera Alfred Willi..., 1899 | | | Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895 | | | Mursia coseli Crosnier, 1997 | | | Mursia cristata | | | Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Masked Crab | | Mursia cristimana | | | Mursia cristimanus (De Haan, 1837) | ⇒ Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Mursia curtispina Miers, 1886 | | | Mursia flamma Galil, 1993 | | | Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Armed box crab |
Links, sources and further information Calappidae at biodiversity.org.au
Calappidae at gbif.org
Calappidae at irmng.org
Calappidae at itis.gov
Calappidae at marinespecies.org
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