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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
152
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
35
91
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
86
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
26
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
3 Families width 10 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
5 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1851Box crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mebeli Galil & Clark, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
10 Species
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851
Calappa rubroguttata Herklots, 1851
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Matuta michaelseni (Balss, 1921)⇒ Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921
Mebeli michaelseni Balss, 1921

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
2
2
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