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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Eastern Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
52
91
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
52
91
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
64
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
64
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
32
60
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
29
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Eastern Indian Ocean
1 Genera with 1 Species
Calappa Weber, 1803Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Indian Ocean
1 Species
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby 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