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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Mississippi (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
114
204
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
113
203
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
118
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
107
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
57
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
48
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Mississippi
3 Genera with 2 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappilia A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
2 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow 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