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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
161
543
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
374
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
372
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
345
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
219
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
46
210
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
154
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malaysia
3 Genera with 10 Species
Calappa Weber, 1991Box crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Thealia Lucas, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
10 Species
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa bilineata Ng, Lai & Au..., 2002
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa ocularia Ng, 2002
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa sexaspinosa Morris & Col..., 1991
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837
Mursia bekenuensis Collins & al., 2003
Thealia acanthophora (Lucas, 1839)⇒ 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