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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
170
387
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
386
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
222
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
74
199
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
126
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
117
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
87
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
2 Families width 10 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
4 Genera with 10 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1793Box crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
10 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793
Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta banksii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837Masked Crab

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae ♰
De Haan, 1835
2
4
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