Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 225
1036
2676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 223
1033
2670 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 121
743
2261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 120
740
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 112
699
2115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 60
377
849 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 51
326
757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 38
257
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
6
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 3
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for New Caledonia
3 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for New Caledonia
15 Species | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906 | Box Crab | | Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903 | | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | Little Crested Crab | | Mursia armata De Haan, 1837 | | | Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971 | | | Mursia longispina Crosnier, 1997 | | | Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989 | | | Mursia musorstomia Galil, 1993 | | | Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914 | | | Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886 | |
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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