Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 156
461
943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 155
460
942 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 72
275
651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 71
273
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 64
244
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 36
170
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 34
160
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 22
127
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
5
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
3 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Sri Lanka
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906 | Box Crab | | Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa gallus capellonis Laurie, 1906 | | | Calappa gallus gallus | | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cryptosoma granulosum | | | 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
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