Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 246
1090
2530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 245
1089
2527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 134
788
2104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 133
784
2097 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 124
745
2006 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 68
419
941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 59
382
895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 44
315
758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
7
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 4
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Papua New Guinea
4 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Papua New Guinea
17 Species | Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884 | Shame-faced Crab | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906 | Box Crab | | Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903 | | | Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886) | ⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764 | | Calappa fornicata Fabricius, 1798 | | | 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 philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | Little Crested Crab | | Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837 | Box Crab | | 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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