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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Sweden (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
270
983
2084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
267
973
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
107
400
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
106
391
815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
100
370
774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
206
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
188
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
40
157
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
7
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sweden
4 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19893SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sweden
11 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa convexa Saussure, 1853Arched Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837Lesser-spotted shame-faced 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