Checklist for Superfamily Calappoidea De Haan, 1833
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 115
535
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 59
321
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 52
292
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 39
228
466 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Calappoidea
De Haan, 1833
| 3
10
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
3 Families width 34 Species
Genera for Southern Africa
10 Genera with 34 Species | Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1946 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ashtoret Galil & Clark, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1793 | Box crabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Calappula Galil, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptosoma Brullé, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 1989 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Matuta Weber, 1877 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mursia Desmarest, 1837 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Osachila Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
34 Species | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Acanthocarpus brevispinis Monod, 1946 | | | Ashtoret granulosa Miers, 1877 | Armed Crab | | Ashtoret lunaris Forskål, 1775 | Speckled Moon Crab | | Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Giant Box Crab | | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa japonica Ortmann, 1892 | Japanese Box Crab | | Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782 | Common Box Crab | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Calappa pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Calappa philargius Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-spotted Box Crab | | Calappa spinosissima (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | | Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898 | Yellow box crab | | Calappa tuberculata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Calappula tortugae Rathbun, 1933 | | | Cryptosoma bairdii Stimpson, 1860 | Shameface heart crab | | Cryptosoma cristatum Brullé, 1837 | Lesser-spotted shame-faced crab | | Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880 | Nodose box crab | | Cyclozodion tuberatum Williams & C..., 1989 | | | Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763 | Calico box crab | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Matuta banksi Leach, 1817 | | | Matuta banksii (Leach, 1817) | ⇒ Matuta banksi Leach, 1817 | | Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798 | Flower Moon Crab | | Matuta victor Fabricius, 1781 | Common Moon Crab | | Matuta victrix Miers, 1877 | | | Mursia bicristimana Alcock & And..., 1895 | | | Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Masked Crab | | Mursia cristimana | | | Mursia cristimanus (De Haan, 1837) | ⇒ Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Osachila semilevis Rathbun, 1916 | Thinlip jewelbox crab | | Osachila tuberosa Stimpson, 1871 | Thicklip jewelbox crab |
Subnodes of Calappoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Calappoidea at artfakta.se
Calappoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Calappoidea at itis.gov
Calappoidea at marinespecies.org
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