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Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
509
1693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
71
478
1620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
57
387
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
3
14
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
3 Families width 53 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab36SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 187116SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
14 Genera with 53 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1933Box crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Calappilia A. Milne-Edw..., 19583SpeciesTaxom
Calappula Galil, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Cycloes De Haan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 200511SpeciesTaxom
Lammuastacus Aguirre-Urreta, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Osachila Stimpson, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Paracyclois Miers, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
53 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Acanthocarpus delsolari Garth, 1973
Acanthocarpus obscurus Rathbun, 1918
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Calappa angusta (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa cinerea Holthuis, 1958
Calappa circularis Beurlen, 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 hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892Japanese Box Crab
Calappa laraensis Van Straelen, 1933
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa nitida Holthuis, 1958
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa saussurei (Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Calappa tortugae Rathbun, 1933Nodose box crab
Calappilia broksi
Calappilia chilensis R. M. Feldmann, 2005
Calappilia circularis Beurlen, 1958
Calappula saussurei Rathbun, 1898
Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933
Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860Shameface heart crab
Cryptosoma bairdii garthi Gail & Clark, 1997
Cryptosoma balguerii Desbonne, 1867
Cycloes bairdi
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989
Hepatus chilensis
Hepatus chiliensis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Hepatus fasciatus (Latreille, 1803)⇒ Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785
Hepatus gronovii Holthuis, 1959
Hepatus kossmanni Neumann, 1878
Hepatus lineatus Rathbun, 1898
Hepatus princeps Herbst, 1794
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Hepatus scaber Holthuis, 1959
Hepatus spinimarginatus Feldmann, Sc..., 2005
Lammuastacus longirostris Aguirre Urreta, 1992
Mursia gaudichaudi (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Mursia gaudichaudii (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Osachila acuta Stimpson, 1871
Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916
Osachila galapagensis Rathbun, 1935
Osachila levis Rathbun, 1898
Osachila valdesensis S. Casadio, 2005
Paracyclois atlantis Chace, 1939
Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Armed box crab

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
11
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHepatidae
Stimpson, 1871
2
16
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