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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
173
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
158
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
125
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
10
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
3 Families width 21 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18714SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
10 Genera with 21 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 02SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
21 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Ashtoret granulosa Miers, 1877Armed Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798Flower Moon Crab
Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837Masked Crab
Mursia cristimana
Osachila semilevis Rathbun, 1916Thinlip jewelbox crab
Osachila tuberosa Stimpson, 1871Thicklip jewelbox crab

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
2
2
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