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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Miami Beach (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Miami Beach
2 Genera with 2 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Miami Beach
2 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator 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