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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Palawan (Mimaropa, Philippines)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
79
161
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
79
161
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
142
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
140
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
125
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
62
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
48
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palawan
1 Genera with 2 Species
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palawan
2 Species
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted 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