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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
176
486
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
485
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
251
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
39
156
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
33
142
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
114
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
6
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
2 Families width 16 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
6 Genera with 16 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
16 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Calappa angusta (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa cinerea Holthuis, 1958
Calappa convexa Saussure, 1853Arched Box Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa pavimenta C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Paracyclois atlantis Chace, 1939

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Calappoidea at artfakta.se
Calappoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Calappoidea at itis.gov
Calappoidea at marinespecies.org