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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
263
1056
2811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
1054
2803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
644
1765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
638
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
116
593
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
339
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
312
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
248
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
6
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
4 Genera with 13 Species
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 18372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa dumortieri Guinot, 1962
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa gallus bicornis Miers, 1884
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996Wingless box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Mursia arabica Kumar, Kumar..., 2013
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837


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