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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Whitsunday (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
143
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
143
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
50
127
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
50
127
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
124
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
29
90
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
89
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
73
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Whitsunday
1 Genera with 2 Species
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whitsunday
2 Species
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed 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