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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
1065
2839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
265
1063
2831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
133
651
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
131
645
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
600
1626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
342
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
315
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
248
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
6
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
4 Genera with 15 Species
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 18372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa dumortieri Guinot, 1962
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa gallus bicornis Miers, 1884
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996Wingless box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Mursia arabica Kumar, Kumar..., 2013
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