Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region East Australia (Australia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 367
1854
5169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 365
1849
5159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 139
840
2581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 138
834
2561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 128
794
2416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 68
464
1192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 60
422
1133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 43
331
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 3
6
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 2
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for East Australia
2 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for East Australia
14 Species | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906 | Box Crab | | Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903 | | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892 | Japanese Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | Little Crested Crab | | Mursia armata De Haan, 1837 | | | Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971 | | | Mursia curtispina Miers, 1886 | | | Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989 | |
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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