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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
326
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
300
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
248
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
10
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
5 Genera with 22 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1933Box crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
22 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa nitida Holthuis, 1958
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappa tortugae Rathbun, 1933Nodose box crab
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cryptosoma balguerii Desbonne, 1867
Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837Lesser-spotted shame-faced crab
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Mursia mcdowelli Manning & Chace, 1990


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