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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
2050
7551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
332
2049
7550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1290
5820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
156
1282
5779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1225
5428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
85
758
2958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
77
699
2828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
61
563
2066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
10
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
7
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Asia
7 Genera with 39 Species
Calappa Weber, 1991Box crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Calappilia A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 191411SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Thealia Lucas, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Asia
39 Species
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa bilineata Ng, Lai & Au..., 2002
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa convexa Saussure, 1853Arched Box Crab
Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa fornicata Fabricius, 1798
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa liaoi Ng, 2002Ocellated Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa ocularia Ng, 2002
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa quadrimaculata Takeda & Shi..., 1990
Calappa sexaspinosa Morris & Col..., 1991
Calappa terraereginae (Ward, 1936)⇒ Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa torulosa Galil, 1997Box Crab
Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793
Calappa undulata Dai & Yang, 1991Undulated Box Crab
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837Box Crab
Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996Wingless box crab
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837
Mursia baconaua Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia bekenuensis Collins & al., 2003
Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895
Mursia buwaya Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia curtispina Miers, 1886
Mursia danigoi Galil, 1993
Mursia diwata Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia mameleu Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914
Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886
Thealia acanthophora (Lucas, 1839)⇒ Mursia armata De Haan, 1837


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