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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
271
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
50
254
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
207
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
7
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
2 Families width 21 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18716SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
7 Genera with 21 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Calappilia A. Milne-Edw..., 19582SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 19595SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
21 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Acanthocarpus obscurus Rathbun, 1918
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa circularis Beurlen, 1958
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappilia broksi
Calappilia circularis Beurlen, 1958
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cryptosoma balguerii Desbonne, 1867
Hepatus fasciatus (Latreille, 1803)⇒ Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785
Hepatus gronovii Holthuis, 1959
Hepatus princeps Herbst, 1794
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Hepatus scaber Holthuis, 1959
Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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