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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Kanto (Honshu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
177
623
1122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
176
622
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
106
460
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
106
460
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
100
440
840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
55
269
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
237
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
33
187
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
5
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kanto
2 Genera with 7 Species
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19143SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kanto
7 Species
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914


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