Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 105
269
463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 105
269
463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 63
187
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 62
186
342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 57
171
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
116
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 29
104
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 20
79
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
3
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 2
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somalia
2 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Somalia
9 Species | Calappa africana Lai & Ng, 2006 | | | Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884 | Shame-faced Crab | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886) | ⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764 | | Calappa dumortieri Guinot, 1962 | | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Mursia africana Galil, 1993 | |
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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