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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
74
151
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
73
150
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
53
120
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
120
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
115
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
43
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
26
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Loyalty Islands
2 Genera with 3 Species
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Loyalty Islands
3 Species
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Mursia longispina Crosnier, 1997
Mursia musorstomia 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