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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Capricorn Group (Great Barrier Reef, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
353
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
125
351
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
224
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
223
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
213
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
33
120
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
30
113
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
96
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Capricorn Group
2 Genera with 5 Species
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Capricorn Group
5 Species
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837


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