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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
462
3450
17837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
457
3443
17823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
200
1895
11245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
197
1883
11180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
181
1797
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
102
1110
5633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
89
1022
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
71
815
4078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
16
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
10
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
10 Genera with 68 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs41SpeciesTaxom
Calappe1SpeciesTaxom
Calappilia A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 191421SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Thealia Lucas, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
68 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Cryptopodia fornicata Fabricius, 1787
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa bilineata Ng, Lai & Au..., 2002
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa convexa Saussure, 1853Arched Box Crab
Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Calappa dumortieri Guinot, 1962
Calappa exanthematosa (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa fornicata Fabricius, 1798
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa gallus bicornis Miers, 1884
Calappa gallus capellonis Laurie, 1906
Calappa gallus gallus
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871
Calappa heberti Brocchi, 1883
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lephas
Calappa liaoi Ng, 2002Ocellated Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa ocularia Ng, 2002
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa protopustulosa Noetling, 1901
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa quadrimaculata Takeda & Shi..., 1990
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Calappa sexaspinosa Morris & Col..., 1991
Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa terraereginae (Ward, 1936)⇒ Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa torulosa Galil, 1997Box Crab
Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793
Calappa tuberculosa (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa undulata Dai & Yang, 1991Undulated Box Crab
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Calappe sandwichien (Eydoux & Sou..., 1842)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cryptosoma granulosum
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837Box Crab
Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996Wingless box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Mursia arabica Kumar, Kumar..., 2013
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837
Mursia armata trispinosa Parisi, 1914
Mursia aspera Alfred Willi..., 1899
Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971
Mursia baconaua Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia bekenuensis Collins & al., 2003
Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895
Mursia buwaya Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837Masked Crab
Mursia curtispina Miers, 1886
Mursia danigoi Galil, 1993
Mursia diwata Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia hawaiiensis Rathbun, 1894
Mursia mameleu Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Mursia minuta Spiridonov &..., 2007
Mursia orientalia Takeda & Galil, 2005
Mursia poupini Galil, 2001
Mursia takahashii Imaizumi, 1952
Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914
Paracyclois atlantis Chace, 1939
Paracyclois milne-edwards
Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886
Thealia acanthophora (Lucas, 1839)⇒ Mursia armata De Haan, 1837


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