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Checklist for Family Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Box Crab)
and region Yemen (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
112
308
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
307
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
240
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
234
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
212
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
118
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
106
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
84
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yemen
2 Genera with 5 Species
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 18372SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yemen
5 Species
Calappa dumortieri Guinot, 1962
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
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