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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Saint Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
70
119
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
70
119
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
89
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
89
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
77
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
39
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saint Vincent
2 Genera with 2 Species
Calappa Weber, 1803Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Vincent
2 Species
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837Lesser-spotted shame-faced 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