Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 173
511
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 172
510
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 98
343
710 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 97
341
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 89
317
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 41
169
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 34
154
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 25
129
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 2
6
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Calappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs | 4
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Windward Islands
4 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Windward Islands
12 Species | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Twospine box crab | | Calappa angusta (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880) | ⇒ Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880 | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859 | Box Crab | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860 | Shameface heart crab | | Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837 | Lesser-spotted shame-faced crab | | Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880 | Nodose 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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