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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Togo (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
39
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
39
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
26
37
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
26
37
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
23
33
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Togo
2 Genera with 3 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1767Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Togo
3 Species
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab


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