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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
54
100
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
99
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
92
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
47
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
44
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
2 Families width 5 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
4 Genera with 5 Species
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
5 Species
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837Lesser-spotted shame-faced crab
Mursia mcdowelli Manning & Chace, 1990
Osachila stimpsonii Studer, 1883

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Ascension
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Calappoidea at artfakta.se
Calappoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Calappoidea at itis.gov
Calappoidea at marinespecies.org