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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
61
140
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
60
135
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
124
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
76
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
28
71
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
53
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
3 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
5 Genera with 8 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mebeli Galil & Clark, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa gallus bicornis Miers, 1884
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Matuta michaelseni (Balss, 1921)⇒ Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
1
1
Genus
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