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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
124
239
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
123
238
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
69
156
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
153
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
136
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
73
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
56
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
25
50
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
2 Genera with 4 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
4 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow 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