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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Southern Kyushu (Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
893
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
892
2102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
696
1788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
124
689
1762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
116
664
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
409
961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
50
381
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
35
278
713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
7
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Kyushu
3 Genera with 13 Species
Calappa Weber, 1990Box crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19893SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Kyushu
13 Species
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
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 lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa quadrimaculata Takeda & Shi..., 1990
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837Box Crab
Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895
Mursia danigoi Galil, 1993
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989


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