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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
374
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
349
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
278
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
5
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
2 Families width 26 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18358SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
5 Genera with 26 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 18776SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 20072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
26 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Ashtoret miersii Henderson, 1887
Calappa bilineata Ng, Lai & Au..., 2002
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa exanthematosa (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa fornicata Fabricius, 1798
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa guerini Brito Capello, 1871
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lephas
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa protopustulosa Noetling, 1901
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Matuta lunares
Matuta lunaris (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775
Matuta miersii (Henderson, 1887)⇒ Ashtoret miersii Henderson, 1887
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798Flower Moon Crab
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Matuta victrix Miers, 1877
Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895
Mursia minuta Spiridonov &..., 2007

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in India
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
2
8
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