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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
449
2940
10646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
446
2933
10634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1273
5314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1263
5250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1201
4946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
673
2347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
607
2195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
53
486
1752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
7
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
3 Genera with 24 Species
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
24 Species
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Calappa exanthematosa (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa terraereginae (Ward, 1936)⇒ Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa torulosa Galil, 1997Box Crab
Calappa undulata Dai & Yang, 1991Undulated Box Crab
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837
Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971
Mursia curtispina Miers, 1886
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914
Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886


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