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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
48
228
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
194
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
154
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
4
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
2 Families width 15 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
4 Genera with 15 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1793Box crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19935SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
15 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Calappa africana Lai & Ng, 2006
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 lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793
Matuta lunaris (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Mursia africana Galil, 1993
Mursia aspera Alfred Willi..., 1899
Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895
Mursia coseli Crosnier, 1997
Mursia flamma Galil, 1993

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Mozambique
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
2
3
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