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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
375
1949
5357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
372
1943
5351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
149
943
3174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
146
934
3122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
137
888
2974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
483
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
437
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
46
346
1002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
8
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
5 Genera with 17 Species
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
17 Species
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa pokipoki Ng, 2000
Calappa sebastieni Galil, 1997
Calappa torulosa Galil, 1997Box Crab
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837Box Crab
Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996Wingless box crab
Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971
Mursia hawaiiensis Rathbun, 1894
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Mursia poupini Galil, 2001
Mursia spinimanus Rathbun, 1906
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