Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region West Australia (Australia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 288
1145
2299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 285
1141
2298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 117
589
1409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 116
584
1384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 108
551
1296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 56
317
689 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 48
281
648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 34
236
540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
5
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 2
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Australia
2 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for West Australia
12 Species | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906 | Box Crab | | Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886) | ⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764 | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896 | Pustule Box Crab | | Calappa torulosa Galil, 1997 | Box Crab | | Calappa undulata Dai & Yang, 1991 | Undulated Box Crab | | Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896 | Little Crested Crab | | Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989 | |
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
|
