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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
1339
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
1337
3457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
146
852
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
143
844
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
133
801
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
72
469
1255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
417
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
47
339
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
9
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
3 Families width 33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab24SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
9 Genera with 33 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Sakaila Manning & Ho..., 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Ashtoret picta Hess, 1865
Ashtoret sangiannulata Galil & Clark, 1994
Ashtoret sanguianulata Galil & Clark, 1994
Calappa acutispina Lai, Chan & Ng, 2006
Calappa alata (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa conifera Galil, 1997
Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa gallus bicornis Miers, 1884
Calappa granulata Linnaeus, 1767Mediterranean Shame-faced Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa monilicanthus Galil, 1997
Calappa ocularia Ng, 2002
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898
Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996Wingless box crab
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta banksii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Mursia coseli Crosnier, 1997
Mursia flamma Galil, 1993
Sakaila africana Manning & Ho..., 1981

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
2
7
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