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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
706
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
634
1845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
515
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
14
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
3 Families width 57 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab41SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 183511SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18715SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
14 Genera with 57 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Izanami Galil & Clark, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 18776SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19149SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Sakaila Manning & Ho..., 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
57 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Ashtoret miersii Henderson, 1887
Ashtoret picta Hess, 1865
Calappa angusta (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa cristata (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758
Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa fornicata Fabricius, 1798
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa nitida Holthuis, 1958
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa pustulosa Alcock, 1896Pustule Box Crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cycloes bairdii (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837Box Crab
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Izanami curtispina Sakai, 1961
Izanami inermis Miers, 1884
Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta banksii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta lunaris (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798Flower Moon Crab
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Matuta victrix Miers, 1877
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837
Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971
Mursia baconaua Galil & Takeda, 2004
Mursia curtispina Miers, 1886
Mursia longispina Crosnier, 1997
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Mursia murimuria Galil, 2013
Mursia musorstomia Galil, 1993
Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914
Osachila semilevis Rathbun, 1916Thinlip jewelbox crab
Osachila tuberosa Stimpson, 1871Thicklip jewelbox crab
Paracyclois atlantis Chace, 1939
Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886
Sakaila imperialis Sakai, 1963

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
8
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
3
11
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