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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
95
186
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
95
186
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
132
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
132
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
62
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
25
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
47
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tobago
2 Genera with 3 Species
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
3 Species
Calappa springeri Rathbun, 1931
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow 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