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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
273
1230
3979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
717
2647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
130
714
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
669
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
66
431
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
60
403
1223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
321
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
3 Genera with 20 Species
Calappa Weber, 1837Box crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 20072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Calappa bilineata Ng, Lai & Au..., 2002
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa exanthematosa (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa fornicata Fabricius, 1798
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa gallus capellonis Laurie, 1906
Calappa gallus gallus
Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lephas
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa protopustulosa Noetling, 1901
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cryptosoma granulosum
Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895
Mursia minuta Spiridonov &..., 2007


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