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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Maranhão (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
41
73
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
41
73
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
52
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
52
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
45
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
3
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maranhão
2 Genera with 4 Species
Calappa Weber, 1958Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maranhão
4 Species
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa circularis Beurlen, 1958
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab


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