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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
544
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
539
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
510
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
285
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
44
260
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
209
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Polynesia
3 Genera with 9 Species
Calappa Weber, 1997Box crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19063SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
9 Species
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa sebastieni Galil, 1997
Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996Wingless box crab
Mursia hawaiiensis Rathbun, 1894
Mursia poupini Galil, 2001
Mursia spinimanus Rathbun, 1906


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