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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Chubu (Honshu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
145
377
586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
145
377
586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
276
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
273
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
254
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
142
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
36
129
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
96
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chubu
2 Genera with 5 Species
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19144SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chubu
5 Species
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895
Mursia curtispina Miers, 1886
Mursia danigoi Galil, 1993
Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914


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