Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 296
1339
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 295
1337
3457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 146
852
2513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 143
844
2486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 133
801
2376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 72
469
1255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 61
417
1165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 47
339
952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 3
9
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 5
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
5 Genera with 24 Species
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
24 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Calappa acutispina Lai, Chan & Ng, 2006 | | | Calappa alata (Rathbun, 1911) | ⇒ Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | | Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884 | Shame-faced Crab | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906 | Box Crab | | Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903 | | | Calappa conifera Galil, 1997 | | | Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886) | ⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764 | | Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859 | Box Crab | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa gallus bicornis Miers, 1884 | | | Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767 | Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa monilicanthus Galil, 1997 | | | Calappa ocularia Ng, 2002 | | | Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896 | Pustule Box Crab | | Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | | Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | Little Crested Crab | | Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898 | | | Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996 | Wingless box crab | | Mursia coseli Crosnier, 1997 | | | Mursia flamma Galil, 1993 | |
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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