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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
187
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
186
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
171
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
34
116
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
29
104
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
20
79
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
3
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somalia
2 Families width 10 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somalia
3 Genera with 10 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1782Box crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
10 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Calappa africana Lai & Ng, 2006
Calappa bicornis Miers, 1884Shame-faced Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa depressa (Miers, 1886)⇒ Aethra scruposa Linnaeus, 1764
Calappa dumortieri Guinot, 1962
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Mursia africana Galil, 1993

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Somalia
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
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