Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 165
508
1004 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 165
508
1004 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 86
359
822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 85
355
809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 79
333
766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 40
181
359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 37
174
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 27
135
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 3
6
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 3
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Fiji
3 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Fiji
13 Species | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903 | | | Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886) | ⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764 | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896 | Pustule Box Crab | | Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | Little Crested Crab | | Mursia curtispina Miers, 1886 | | | Mursia murimuria Galil, 2013 | | | Mursia musorstomia Galil, 1993 | | | Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886 | |
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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