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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
613
5026
27212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
598
4987
27139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
248
2433
14370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
245
2417
14257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
215
2285
13463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
124
1416
6910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
100
1262
6395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
82
1033
4994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
19
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
12
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
12 Genera with 92 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs50SpeciesTaxom
Calappe1SpeciesTaxom
Calappilia A. Milne-Edw..., 18735SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 03SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 191423SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Stenodromia A. Milne-Edw..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Thealia Lucas, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
92 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Cryptopodia fornicata Fabricius, 1787
Calappa angusta (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa bilineata Ng, Lai & Au..., 2002
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa convexa Saussure, 1853Arched Box Crab
Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Calappa dumortieri Guinot, 1962
Calappa elata Rathbun, 1911
Calappa exanthematosa (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa fornicata Fabricius, 1798
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa gallus bicornis Miers, 1884
Calappa gallus capellonis Laurie, 1906
Calappa gallus gallus
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871
Calappa heberti Brocchi, 1883
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lephas
Calappa liaoi Ng, 2002Ocellated Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa nitida Holthuis, 1958
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa ocularia Ng, 2002
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa piscatorum (Calman, 1914)⇒ Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa praelata Lorenthey, 1929
Calappa protopustulosa Noetling, 1901
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa quadrimaculata Takeda & Shi..., 1990
Calappa restricta A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Calappa rosea Jarocki, 1825
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Calappa sexaspinosa Morris & Col..., 1991
Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappa terraereginae (Ward, 1936)⇒ Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa torulosa Galil, 1997Box Crab
Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793
Calappa tuberculosa (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa tuerkayana Pastore, 1995
Calappa undulata Dai & Yang, 1991Undulated Box Crab
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Calappe sandwichien (Eydoux & Sou..., 1842)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Calappilia dacica Bittner, 1893
Calappilia scopuli Quayle & Col..., 1981
Calappilia sitzi W. C. Blow, 1996
Calappilia subovata Beschin, 2002
Calappilia verrucosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Cryptosoma balguerii Desbonne, 1867
Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837Lesser-spotted shame-faced crab
Cryptosoma granulosum
Cycloes cristata Brullé, 1837
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837Box Crab
Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996Wingless box crab
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Mursia arabica Kumar, Kumar..., 2013
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837
Mursia armata trispinosa Parisi, 1914
Mursia aspera Alfred Willi..., 1899
Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971
Mursia baconaua Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia bekenuensis Collins & al., 2003
Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895
Mursia buwaya Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837Masked Crab
Mursia cristimanus (De Haan, 1837)⇒ Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Mursia curtispina Miers, 1886
Mursia danigoi Galil, 1993
Mursia diwata Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia harnicari Hyzny, 2010
Mursia hawaiiensis Rathbun, 1894
Mursia mameleu Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Mursia minuta Spiridonov &..., 2007
Mursia orientalia Takeda & Galil, 2005
Mursia poupini Galil, 2001
Mursia takahashii Imaizumi, 1952
Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914
Paracyclois atlantis Chace, 1939
Paracyclois milne-edwards
Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886
Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Armed box crab
Stenodromia calasanctii Vía, 1959
Stenodromia gibbosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Thealia acanthophora (Lucas, 1839)⇒ 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