Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 205
595
1110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 204
594
1109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 98
312
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 97
311
631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 89
279
556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 44
153
267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 38
138
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 31
112
201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
7
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 5
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Venezuela
5 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Venezuela
13 Species | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Twospine box crab | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa cinerea Holthuis, 1958 | | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa laraensis ♰ Van Straelen, 1933 | | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Calappa tortugae Rathbun, 1933 | Nodose box crab | | Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933 | | | Paracyclois atlantis Chace, 1939 | | | Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Armed box 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
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