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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
77
219
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
76
218
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
205
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
40
128
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
121
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
85
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
3 Families width 6 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
4 Genera with 6 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Mebeli Galil & Clark, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
6 Species
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Congo
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
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