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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
213
1140
3971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
135
903
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
134
898
3401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
126
845
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
70
529
1791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
62
478
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
47
358
1263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
11
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
6
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
6 Genera with 26 Species
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Calappe1SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 20014SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Thealia Lucas, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
26 Species
Calappa albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Cryptopodia fornicata Fabricius, 1787
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Calappa exanthematosa (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa quadrimaculata Takeda & Shi..., 1990
Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa tuberculosa (Guérin, 1829)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Calappe sandwichien (Eydoux & Sou..., 1842)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837Box Crab
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837
Mursia danigoi Galil, 1993
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Mursia poupini Galil, 2001
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