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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Manabi (Ecuador)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
32
49
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
32
49
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
45
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
45
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
41
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Manabi
2 Genera with 2 Species
Calappa Weber, 1853Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Manabi
2 Species
Calappa convexa Saussure, 1853Arched Box Crab
Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898


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