Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 232
864
1815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 231
863
1814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 122
593
1376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 120
590
1370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 111
554
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 59
318
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 51
285
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 37
227
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 3
6
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 3
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Madagascar
3 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Madagascar
16 Species | Calappa acutispina Lai, Chan & Ng, 2006 | | | 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 gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa ocularia Ng, 2002 | | | Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896 | Pustule Box Crab | | Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | Little Crested Crab | | 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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