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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
160
484
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
312
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
81
297
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
42
186
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
23
127
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
3
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South India
2 Families width 12 Species
Matutidae De Haan, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South India
3 Genera with 12 Species
Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1782Box crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Matuta Weber, 18775SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
12 Species
Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775Speckled Moon Crab
Ashtoret miersii Henderson, 1887
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa exanthematosa (Alcock & And..., 1894)⇒ Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892
Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758Long-eyed Box Crab
Calappa lephas
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Matuta lunares
Matuta miersii (Henderson, 1887)⇒ Ashtoret miersii Henderson, 1887
Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798Flower Moon Crab
Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781Common Moon Crab
Matuta victrix Miers, 1877

Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in South India
FamilyCalappidae
Milne-Edwards, 1837
Box Crab, Box crabs
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMatutidae
De Haan, 1835
2
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