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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
221
714
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
712
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
368
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
366
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
338
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
208
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
188
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
153
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
7
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gulf of Mexico
2 Families width 18 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18715SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gulf of Mexico
7 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1933Box crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Mexico
18 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa springeri Rathbun, 1931
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappa tortugae Rathbun, 1933Nodose box crab
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933
Cryptosoma balguerii Desbonne, 1867
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916
Osachila semilevis Rathbun, 1916Thinlip jewelbox crab
Osachila tuberosa Stimpson, 1871Thicklip jewelbox crab

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
2
5
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