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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Florida Islands (Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
216
735
1390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
214
733
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
107
435
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
106
429
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
99
404
896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
50
243
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
43
223
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
32
179
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
9
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
7
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida Islands
7 Genera with 19 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida Islands
19 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Calappa angusta (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa nitida Holthuis, 1958
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cycloes bairdii (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Paracyclois atlantis Chace, 1939


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