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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Madeira (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
95
171
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
95
171
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
113
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
112
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
105
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
25
53
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
43
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madeira
3 Genera with 3 Species
Calappa Weber, 1767Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madeira
3 Species
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837Lesser-spotted shame-faced crab
Mursia cristata


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