Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 55
75
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 54
74
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 20
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 20
24
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 16
19
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 9
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 8
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 4
5
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 1
2
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
2 Genera with 3 Species
Species list for Cape Town
3 Species
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
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