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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
251
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
246
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
235
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
128
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
120
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
32
93
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
4 Genera with 3 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
3 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Armed 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