Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Western Cape (Cape)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 207
522
746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 206
521
743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 87
232
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 86
229
344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 79
209
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 42
125
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 38
113
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 28
90
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
8
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Western Cape
12 Species | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933 | | | Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860 | Shameface heart crab | | Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880 | Nodose box crab | | Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989 | | | Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Masked Crab | | Mursia cristimana | |
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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