Species list, Checklist of Family Calappidae (Box Crab) for Angola (Central Africa)

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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Angola (Central Africa)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	148 352 556	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	148 352 556	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	69 186 341	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	69 186 341	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	63 166 294	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	35 97 149	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980	32 91 141	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Heterotremata Guinot, 1977	24 75 112	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Calappoidea De Haan, 1833	3 4 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 Box Crab, Box crabs	2 7	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Angola
2 Genera with 7 Species

Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1946		1	Species	Taxom
Calappa Weber, 1851	Box crabs	6	Species	Taxom

Species list for Angola
7 Species

Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa bocagei (Brito Capello, 1871)	⇒ Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758	Giant Box Crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859	Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803	Knobby Box Crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851

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