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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
68
419
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
59
382
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
44
315
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
7
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
2 Families width 24 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
7 Genera with 24 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Izanami Galil & Clark, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
24 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
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 fornicata Fabricius, 1798
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 philargius Linnaeus, 1758Red-spotted Box Crab
Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837Box Crab
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
Mursia trispinosa Parisi, 1914
Paracyclois milneedwardsii Miers, 1886

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
3
7
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