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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Swain County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
48
83
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
48
83
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
41
75
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
41
75
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
69
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
40
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
39
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
33
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Swain County
3 Genera with 3 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Swain County
3 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933


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