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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
223
783
1581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
222
781
1579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
109
505
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
109
505
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
479
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
273
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
42
247
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
33
214
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
11
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leeward Islands
2 Families width 24 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab19SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18715SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leeward Islands
11 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Calappella Rathbun, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17853SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Tutus Collins, Por..., 20091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
24 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Calappa angusta (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa pokipoki Ng, 2000
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappella quadrispina M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933
Cryptosoma balguerii Desbonne, 1867
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Hepatus praecox Collins, Don..., 1996
Hepatus princeps Herbst, 1794
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Mursia macdonaldi M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Mursia obscura M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916
Osachila tuberosa Stimpson, 1871Thicklip jewelbox crab
Paracyclois atlantis Chace, 1939
Tutus granulosus J. S. H. Col..., 2009

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Leeward Islands
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
9
19
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