Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Mozambique (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 168
564
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 168
564
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 96
406
812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 95
404
810 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 87
370
741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 48
228
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 40
194
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 28
154
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
4
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 2
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mozambique
2 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Mozambique
12 Species | Calappa africana Lai & Ng, 2006 | | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892 | Japanese Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Mursia africana Galil, 1993 | | | Mursia aspera Alfred Willi..., 1899 | | | Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895 | | | Mursia coseli Crosnier, 1997 | | | Mursia flamma Galil, 1993 | |
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
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