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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
241
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
241
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
205
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
204
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
103
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
31
96
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
76
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kochi
2 Genera with 6 Species
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kochi
6 Species
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837


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