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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
163
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
163
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
42
92
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
90
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
86
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
41
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
17
40
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
34
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California Channel Islands
2 Genera with 2 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California Channel Islands
2 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator 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