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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
225
1036
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
223
1033
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
743
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
740
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
112
699
2115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
60
377
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
326
757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
38
257
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
6
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Caledonia
2 Families width 21 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18356SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Caledonia
6 Genera with 21 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Izanami Galil & Clark, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
21 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa capellonis Laurie, 1906Box Crab
Calappa clypeata Borradaile, 1903
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Izanami inermis Miers, 1884
Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta banksii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Matuta banksi Leach, 1817
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Matuta victrix Miers, 1877
Mursia armata De Haan, 1837
Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971
Mursia longispina Crosnier, 1997
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Mursia musorstomia Galil, 1993
Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914
Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in New Caledonia
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
3
6
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