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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Mauritania (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
210
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
210
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
172
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
171
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
148
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
73
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
66
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
56
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritania
4 Genera with 4 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritania
4 Species
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box 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